they weren’t defending it they were engaging in conversation on a topic which they have a fractionally different perspective/use of the language than you
geez its moments like this im glad i distanced myself from lemmy. touch grass? nay. touch a whole field. count the blossoms with the skin of your fingers. hold a sunbeam and watch it pass over your body as time passes by. smile into the wind.
Wouldn't suprise me. Due to the meme status it would be usage has to be used more as a symbol for making fun of the goverment and so on, than fans for the books and series.
Still, it's not illegal. The twitter post is miss-representing the popular line, i have rarley seen any banned claims and far moee on the cencuring line. On a similar note i don't see a lot of defending of the policy either, so i don't get what that is about.
It is technically illegal too and all Chinese know not to fuck with censor machine if they want any career in their future as at any point CCP goons can come with all of the evidence and start throwing shitbat you getting you fired or worse. It's not some secret either.