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It's funny in a disturbing way. NSA and Google use technology in an oppressive way and everyone is up in arms. China develops oppressive technology and journa
by yters 9y ago
It's funny in a disturbing way. NSA and Google use technology in an oppressive way and everyone is up in arms. China develops oppressive technology and journalists cannot stop singing their praise.
- bilbo0s 9y agoI think it's pretty clear people have been up in arms about population monitoring in both the US and China. In fact, if anything, we've been MORE critical of China. Here is the fundamental problem in a nutshell: The governments of China and the US simply don't care what we think. That's the problem we need to solve.
- yters 9y agoIn America, we can do something about it through many avenues. In China, you get 'disappeared' for trying to do something about it. A bit of a difference.
- Zonneh 9y agoSo you're saying it's impossible to abuse USA terrorist safeguards to make people 'disappear' ( in terms of infinite prison time or destroying their social status)? I think the term freedom in debating democratic countries vs. totalitatian countries is a joke, there is always someone with more power than you and will use it against you if he/she can profit from it.
- yters 9y agoPerhaps not, but if abuse like that happens there are avenues to fight it. For example, see all the BLM protests regarding police brutality. In China, there is not even a need of pretense. If you criticize the government, you are gone. The BLM equivalent in China, the student uprising, was literally squashed with tanks. So, to conflate our two systems and say the difference in freedom is non-existent is the joke.
- fzss_ 9y agoHouse of cards is a pretty accurate depiction of U.S. politics,there are many avenues for one to be “disappeared” in America too. It’s not so much different
- rubidium 9y ago"Down with N! Down with Winnie the pooh. " Made it past the censors. I guess there are _some_ differences.
- yters 9y agoIf you accused the Chinese government of being oppressive in an online forum in China, would there be a problem?
- tester21 9y ago> House of cards is a pretty accurate depiction of U.S. politics Your initial premise is incorrect, I'm ignoring the rest of your comment
- golergka 9y agoVeep is much closer to the truth though.
- cscurmudgeon 9y agoSomething like House of Cards would never get produced in China.