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No one in China will put me in a camp either, as I don't live or travel there. Which is my point. Not saying usa will put me in a camp, but currently they have
by matsemann 7y ago
No one in China will put me in a camp either, as I don't live or travel there. Which is my point. Not saying usa will put me in a camp, but currently they have more options to screw me over. (and us do put children in camps)
It may be a bit hyperbole. But I just don't want to be so quick to accept the narrative that west=good east=bad
- NicoJuicy 7y agoI'm not saying the east is bad. Don't change my words, jees! If you haven't noticed. The protests in Hong Kong are related to the extradiction law from China that was forced on to them. And yes, people already disappeared. And finally, if you want a statement, it's that democracy leads to a fairer society and communism leads to abuse of power.
- KozmoNau7 7y agoI would like to correct your statement slightly: Authoritarianism and totalitarianism of any ideological color leads to abuse of power. All political systems are susceptible to being abused by those with a desire for power over others. That is why leaders must always be accountable to the people. Most politicians are deeply vested in trying to break that accountability. We shouldn't have to choose between one-party political rule or corporate drone bought-and-sold rule as the only options.
- frequentnapper 7y agoNot yet. I fully believe that if China had as much power as USA, I (a canadian) would already have been kidnapped and put into a concentration camp for criticising China/Xi.
- mantas 7y agoIf China will get stronger, they'll force other governments to follow their rules. And it's likely that those Chinese-friendly governments will do Chinese-style stuff locally too.