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>I feel more free here in China than the US/UK It seems a bit hyperbolic to write something like this right when the Chinese economy has been in a tail spin, a
by narrowrail 11y ago
>I feel more free here in China than the US/UK
It seems a bit hyperbolic to write something like this right when the Chinese economy has been in a tail spin, and the Chinese government has been censoring the press coverage of declining value of public companies (many of which have significant government ownership stakes).
- contingencies 11y agoWell, perhaps I should clarify that it's felt that way for a good while. Likewise, it seems telling that you conflate economy and freedoms.
- narrowrail 11y ago>it seems telling that you conflate economy and freedoms. What? I didn't conflate the two, and I don't know what that is telling of exactly. The freedom to report (i.e. press freedom) on the economy and the economy itself are 2 separate things, and the Chinese government was censoring the press.
- contingencies 11y agoYou did conflate the two. Me: "I feel more free here in China than the US/UK" [doesn't include economy] You: "It seems a bit hyperbolic to write something like this right when the Chinese economy has been in a tail spin, and the Chinese government has been censoring the press coverage of declining value of public companies (many of which have significant government ownership stakes)." [includes economy] That's called conflating two issues. While you are correct that China censors the press, the western press is also deeply controlled and manipulated for political purpose. For example, the UK has more concurrent gag orders in operation than anywhere else on earth. US and Australian media ownership is ridiculously centralized, worse if you include viewership.