You didn't really address his argument other than to say it is silly? In China it is very clear what is happening. In e.g. US it is all considered a secret. Ev

You didn't really address his argument other than to say it is silly? In China it is very clear what is happening. In e.g. US it is all considered a secret. Everyone in China is aware of the "Great Big Firewall" and all the various laws restricting what you can and can not say. Someone linked once to an article explaining that knowing of the existence of a monitoring system results in people changing their behaviors. This even though some of them support the system. Seems easily comparable to me.