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Note, though, that most Chinese people will use the exact same argument to justify the actions of their government.
by tmalsburg2 9y ago
Note, though, that most Chinese people will use the exact same argument to justify the actions of their government.
- ttflee 9y agoFrom what I know about posts circulated in WeChat timeline, I would bet that most Chinese have already been brainwashed that national security should be defended at all cost and that Edward Snowden is a traitor whose action indirectly benefited motherland China, and therefore he should be applauded but not be learned from. Think the Nineteen Eighty-Four.
- iforgotpassword 9y agoA fair amount of people think the same about our national security, but they're obviously not brainwashed, just good old patriots.
- pas 9y agoThat's true, and their argument is valid, assuming they really are okay with trading off some potential increase in short term security with a rather certain long term oppression.