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> it's simply social authoritarianism rather than government authoritarianism While I agree that "social authoritarianism" is pretty shitty, I'll take it over
by tomp 6y ago
> it's simply social authoritarianism rather than government authoritarianism
While I agree that "social authoritarianism" is pretty shitty, I'll take it over "government authoritarianism" any day of the week (mind you, we're commenting on a story about someone being jailed for speech, not just fired).
- eie7eu3hrruur 6y agoSometimes that social mob burns your business down and then calls you short-sighted or racist for not being supportive anymore. There's a difference sure but it's not quite as night and day as fired vs. dead.
- toxik 6y agoThe CCP will put you in an "education camp" if you don't agree with their ideas. Survivors from these camps are present all over the world, it is no secret - neither their existence, or how they work. As an old Chinese man said, "love, ideals, loyalty, none of that matters anymore once your food is taken away." You _will_ report your family as traitors if that's what is standing between you and starvation. We must never excuse the horrors going on in China, and we must always recognize that civil unrest is always the symptom, never the disease.