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Chinese authoritarian state intervention isn't a bogeyman, it's a real threat first and foremost to its own people, and secondarily to those who do (especially
by ARandomerDude 6y ago
Chinese authoritarian state intervention isn't a bogeyman, it's a real threat first and foremost to its own people, and secondarily to those who do (especially tech) business there.
Just because a real threat is widely acknowledged doesn't make it a bogeyman. Bogeymen, after all, are mythical. Chinese tyranny isn't.
- FpUser 6y agoSure, that is why all big gorillas are there. Go talk to them and see how receptive they are. Or try to convince you government to cut all ties.
- ARandomerDude 6y agoI didn't understand this comment at all. Could you please rephrase it?
- ImPostingOnHN 6y agoI think he's trying to say that rights abuses are justified by success (the "gorilla" sized companies patronizing them). No, it doesn't make much sense to me, either.