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It is important to always be aware that arrests and disappearances in China are about state power, never ever about justice. Just ask a crime victim. Then ask
by nutcracker46 8y ago
It is important to always be aware that arrests and disappearances in China are about state power, never ever about justice. Just ask a crime victim. Then ask a victim of state persecution.
Even the killing of a street dog in Hangzhou is about state power and you cannot forget that.
To take down a Huawei executive and break a trade flow involving Iran is majorly affecting the state (the Communist Party), so they will fight back with thuggery against Canadians and Americans.
- shard972 8y agoAnd the west isn't like this whatsoever? Do people actually believe this about china and think that the liberal west doesn't have state power seeping through every nook and cranny?
- anfilt 8y agoNothing is perfect. How is that an argument though? It's not right for any state to do this. We should still want to call out such things despite other states past or current failings. Moreover, compared to the west the abuse of power generally is more constrained and dealt with when discovered. Yes, states hold power, but we should always be skeptical of any state because they hold power. Particularly, a state such as China that has repeatedly demonstrated that they will use it in questionable to outright unjust ways.
- banku_brougham 8y agoSue the government in the US, compare your results to a similar suit in China.
- shard972 8y agoEdward Snowden.
- davidwitt415 8y agoJulian Assange
- acct1771 8y agoThis struggle with cognitive dissonance should be fun to watch the world work through.
- cylinder 8y agoLol you say this on the day where the Prssident literally said they detained the CFO of a Chinese company to help them gain an advantage in the trade war.
- Waterluvian 8y agoIt's a little bit more "legitimate" because of the actual accusation of an actual crime. But the skeptic in me thinks this is just a way of "laundering" their true intent. I think China still hasn't figured out this angle.
- ohiovr 8y agoPretty sure this will turn into a daily prisoner swap. And if we are lucky no shooting at each other this year. Chinese media is making a banquet out of this. I can’t believe it isn’t getting more traction in the (our) news. This isn’t exactly a detention of jane q nobody.