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How the Chinese Government Works to Censor Debate in Western Democracies
- Leary 8y agoMeanwhile Steve Bannon is disinvited from the New Yorker conference after pressure from celebrities such as Judd Apatow and Jim Carrey. Are hollywood stars censoring debate in our democracies?
- Waterluvian 8y agoSounds stupid. So long as he has a _valid_ position, he's worth debating. With all the noise in social media these days, I'm happy to just settle for people with rational thoughts. Even if they're wholly disagreeable.
- Waterluvian 8y agoI think part of it is that standing up to Chinese bullying needs to be done collectively and with understanding that it benefits the long term. The problem is that corporate decisionmakers aren't all that worried about the long term costs of giving in to the Chinese ransom demands because they won't be around to deal with the costs.
- hkai 8y agoWe can't even stand up to bullying from our own academic circles and activists.
- carapace 8y agoTo me what legitimacy the CCP has stems from its ability to maintain stability and foster human happiness. I would argue that the attempt to control history is wrong from a moral framework, but the Communists are unlikely to care, eh? So, from the viewpoint of realpolitik then, they either must control history globally or risk radicalizing any Chinese citizen who e.g. goes on vacation outside the CCP's reality bubble. So we have an inevitable clash of fundamental values. It's war. In fact, it's WWIII. Control freaks vs. stability freaks.