There's a bit of a difference between the likes of Britain, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, etc, who committed atrocities primarily in the days of colonialsm and have since drastically changed — they've acknowledged what they've done, and to my knowledge apologised for it — and China.

China hasn't become less authoritarian since the massacre, doesn't acknowledge it even happened, and certainly hasn't apologised. The sad truth is, they'd likely do it all over again. Because they're just as bad now as they were then.

I hate the "but whatabout..." whenever someone calls out China on murdering their civilians and even committing an ongoing genocide.

If you actually think China and nations such as Britain, Canada, France, Spain, Germany, etc are the same, you frankly need to get your head examined.

Nobody is saying you have to be perfect. Obviously every past society has flaws and pockmarks. The point is acknowledging past wrongs and seeking reconciliation and seeking to improve.

Denying atrocities makes atrocities worse, because it means you will repeat the errors.

why not cut ties because of the people in power? people in power today are not the ones that made these crimes, ~~except china~~ i'm stupid

I tend to block anyone with an @hexbear on sight even if they're making an innocuous comment. It's takes a certain type of person to choose that instance. I'm at like 30 blocks including their instance and yea my feed is solid.

Far-left authoritarians. In this case, CCP supporters/apologists

From Wikipedia:

The term "tankie" was originally used by dissident Marxist–Leninists to describe members of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) who followed the party line of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). Specifically, it was used to distinguish party members who spoke out in defense of the Soviet use of tanks to crush the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and the 1968 Prague Spring uprising, or who more broadly adhered to pro-Soviet positions