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Yeah China bad USA good. If anything China has done much more to contain the virus.

by o_p 7y ago

spectramax 7y ago
Truth. They're using drones to following people and ask them to go back into their homes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPw6xjwAlHc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPw6xjwAlHc With complete lack of freedom and privacy, you can achieve a lot. They're doing better than any western country would: https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-china-slowed-coronavirus-lockdowns-surveillance-enforcers-11583868093 https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-china-slowed-coronavirus-lo...
- o_p 7y ago
  The right of free transit have been denied in every country with enough infections, why would you particularly demonize China for it? You are in quarantine, you cannot leave, period.
  - 8note 7y ago
    well, if the US tried it, the drones would drop bombs instead
    - pedroma 7y ago
      You mean the Chinese hackers, right?
- crooked-v 7y ago
  The drones seem if anything quite a lot less privacy-intruding than other possible measures, assuming they're just wandering around looking for people without masks. It would be embarrassing to be on the receiving end but with no real lasting effect or privacy loss, which is ultimately a pretty ideal result on a societal level.
  - spectramax 7y ago
    Definitely, you can also strap a gun on it and it will become even more effective at policing the civilian population.
strategarius 7y ago
> China has done much more to contain the virus Like: - censoring alarming posts in social networks for weeks https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/china-censored-covid-19-news-for-weeks-say-researchers-12496370 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/china-censored-cov... - threatening medical staff with prosecution in case of warning other people on early stages of pandemic https://qz.com/1798859/chinese-doctors-coronavirus-death-unites-country-in-anger/ https://qz.com/1798859/chinese-doctors-coronavirus-death-uni... - flooding internet discussions with crowds of state trolls spreading disinformation https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/fee3ct/chinese_trolls_are_spreading_coronavirus/ https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/fee3ct/chinese_t...

Yeah China bad USA good. If anything China has done much more to contain the virus.

by o_p 7y ago

Yeah China bad USA good. If anything China has done much more to contain the virus.

Truth. They're using drones to following people and ask them to go back into their homes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPw6xjwAlHc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPw6xjwAlHc With complete lack of freedom and privacy, you can achieve a lot. They're doing better than any western country would: https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-china-slowed-coronavirus-lockdowns-surveillance-enforcers-11583868093 https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-china-slowed-coronavirus-lo...

o_p 7y ago
The right of free transit have been denied in every country with enough infections, why would you particularly demonize China for it? You are in quarantine, you cannot leave, period.
- 8note 7y ago
  well, if the US tried it, the drones would drop bombs instead
  - pedroma 7y ago
    You mean the Chinese hackers, right?
crooked-v 7y ago
The drones seem if anything quite a lot less privacy-intruding than other possible measures, assuming they're just wandering around looking for people without masks. It would be embarrassing to be on the receiving end but with no real lasting effect or privacy loss, which is ultimately a pretty ideal result on a societal level.
- spectramax 7y ago
  Definitely, you can also strap a gun on it and it will become even more effective at policing the civilian population.

strategarius 7y ago

> China has done much more to contain the virus Like: - censoring alarming posts in social networks for weeks https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/china-censored-covid-19-news-for-weeks-say-researchers-12496370 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/china-censored-cov... - threatening medical staff with prosecution in case of warning other people on early stages of pandemic https://qz.com/1798859/chinese-doctors-coronavirus-death-unites-country-in-anger/ https://qz.com/1798859/chinese-doctors-coronavirus-death-uni... - flooding internet discussions with crowds of state trolls spreading disinformation https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/fee3ct/chinese_trolls_are_spreading_coronavirus/ https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/fee3ct/chinese_t...