RE: @phusionphil owns proofofbrains (or does he think) and makes it a toxic environment

You forgot the part where it says 'and try to change the way I live'. When you're mischaracterizing someone, you're supposed to crop the context to fit your fake narrative. Otherwise anyone with a brain can see through it. Good luck with being a witness who can't even figure out how to read the rules for a community. You can't play the pathetic victim and community leader game at the same time. Pick one. Also you're grossly misinformed on the Taiwan issue. Yeah they say they're part of China but only because they would get invaded. China even got bent out of shape when a C list celebrity 'accidentally' called Taiwan a country. There's a reason why the US is helping give money for defense to Taiwan and why the CCP's army practices drills to invade Taiwan. People who speak out in favour of a free Hong Kong or Taiwan do so out of a place of compassion and it's not a right wing idea. In 2019 Blitzchung spoke out for a free Hong Kong and got censored by blizzard which resulted in blizzard forever changing the way they broadcast tournaments.
Dylan is super leftist. He trolled the J6 rally. It would be good to stay informed on these things if you just want to learn Mandarin and not be a communist stan because the talking points you mention signal that way. It's a complex issue so I want to extend as many olive branches as I can and not throw the baby out with the bathwater. Again I want to reaffirm that I think it myopic of Phil to take action against someone learning a language but theres additional context people were trying to give you and I think the way you came out swinging was not the innocent probe you're making it out to be. I do want to be charitable in that I know getting downvoted like that can be emotionally jarring and it's not surprising that you would react in an emotionally charged way. I just hope when the emotions subside that we can have a rational conversation in hindsight about how this matter could have been handled better, especially by someone who wants to be respected as a witness.