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We can't know for sure whether they are counter-productive - would there be more islamists without the Chinese policy of repression? Would there be more attacks
by CapacitorSet 8y ago
We can't know for sure whether they are counter-productive - would there be more islamists without the Chinese policy of repression? Would there be more attacks? We can only conjecture.
- tkcins 8y agoThere probably wouldn't. What perturbs people here about this approach is that it works despite going against the principles of liberal democracy; it's the first time an oppressive regime is not led by dunces, and it's working fine. That, + the fact that most nationals don't really care much about surveillance as long as it helps maintain civility and cohesion.
- throwaway2048 8y agoIts far from the first time, the issue is that when things go wrong those in power can't be replaced.