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Where any decision stands on a range between good and bad is a subjective judgement.

• chrischen 10y ago
  There's that too. I can rephrase it as we don't know if these measures will have positive or negative short term repercussions for China.
  • benologist 10y ago
    What could the positive effects be of not being free to buy "South Park: The Stick of Truth" in Australia? I think South Park itself is one positive effect of not inhibiting free speech just because it offends. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_banned_video_games_in_Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_banned_video_games_in_...
    • chrischen 10y ago
      Generally these things only exhibit negative effects in the long term. If it exhibits short term negative effects, it'd be obvious what to do.
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      • benologist 10y ago
        The AU governments' censorship of video games spans decades and no clear upside has emerged yet! In addition to video games we also censor television, books, porn, the internet and music. Slippery, slippery slope... it's now illegal for doctors to talk about the facilities and treatment they observe working with attempted-illegal immigrants detained indefinitely by the AU government. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_Australia