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In western countries you can, in general, publicly mock your leaders on the front steps of your legislature. Try dancing in a Winnie-the-Pooh costume in front o
by BrendanD 7y ago
In western countries you can, in general, publicly mock your leaders on the front steps of your legislature. Try dancing in a Winnie-the-Pooh costume in front of the Great Hall of the People and see what happens...
- zabana 7y agoBecause in China is the power is indeed in the hands of the government. Not sure this is the case in the west anymore I'm afraid
- jessaustin 7y agoI'm pretty sure China has a "deep state" too.
- CWuestefeld 7y agopublicly mock your leaders on the front steps of your legislature So long as those steps are designated as a "free speech zone".
- dodobirdlord 7y agoOh boy, the worst thing that will happen is that you might have to move a little ways down the street. Horrifying.
- syshum 7y agoThat is a naive view to look at a situation where an armed man is telling you at gunpoint to "move a little way down the street" with the implied ending to the statement being or I will shoot you, or forcibly remove you to an iron cage People always seem to forget, all government actions and regulations no matter how small are acts of violence. They are not voluntary and are backed by the threat of legal violence to anyone that dare resist.
- unishark 7y agoI don't like the ridiculous idea of "free speech zones" but law enforcement does need to be able to move people who block streets or doorways. It should be independent of why the person is there. Of course they shouldn't shoot them.
- Dylan16807 7y agoYour comment has nothing to do with what you replied to. It wasn't about what country is better.
- BrendanD 7y agoTrue. I completely misread the comment to which I replied. Oops! However, my preference is still to live in a socialist country where the government can be openly criticized.
- cbnotfromthere 7y agomy preference is still to live in a socialist country where he government can be openly criticized I'm unaware of any such combination of socialist state and open criticism being allowed.