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It's interesting to note that the more "capitalist" a country is, the less likely is for it's citizens to "disappear"

• zzzcpan 7y ago
  You probably mean the more "democratic" a county is. Democracies require cover stories for anything. You don't just disappear, you commit suicide or get thrown in prison on rape charges, possession of drugs, child porn, etc. But all the nasty things dictatorships do are still there.
  • 781 7y ago
    Fair enough. Can you point out some groups of people who "got suicided/..." in France/US/UK in recent years because of their political views? More interestingly, while some have voted communism in, nobody seems able to vote communism out, without serious military involvement. I wonder why...
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    • lixtra 7y ago
      This is kind of a trick question because only some will believe it’s a cover story while others believe it’s true. President Trump is actually a good example that everyone could agree on: considering the amount of dirt thrown at him it a clear sign of system failure because either: - he’s still not impeached or - his aides go down by presumably made up cover stories
  • lixtra 7y ago
    But cover stories don’t scale well. This provides against mass actions.
    • zzzcpan 7y ago
      "War on drugs" in the US did scale well.
  • the_duke 7y ago
    That's ridiculous whataboutism. Sure, such things sadly happen even in the Western world, but you can't seriously equate that with the scale of things happening in China.