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Throwing people in jail isn't necessary, subtle influences in what people see and don't see are far more effective.
by inimino 10y ago
Throwing people in jail isn't necessary, subtle influences in what people see and don't see are far more effective.
- mc32 10y agoThe PRC uses many methods to suppress other opinion and among the tools they have and use is jail/prison, so, despite having sophisticated as well as cruder alternatives, there comes a time when dissidents use all manners of dissemination at their disposal to counteract and the state resorts to jail, show trials, etc.
- inimino 10y agoThat is true. However, it is not necessary to escalate to throwing people in jail to qualify as censorship.
- AndrewKemendo 10y agoWhile it's true, that jail is the extreme on the coercion scale, it's the lack of options and the vast difference in ramifications that is the real point between censorship and private discrimination.
- inimino 10y agoWhen you can transparently control the distribution of information, why do you still need to throw anyone in jail? Such a quaint idea.