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The notion that the US is free from corruption and severe abuse of power is laughable. The notion that it’s no different from China is absurdist propaganda. I
by zepto 5y ago
The notion that the US is free from corruption and severe abuse of power is laughable.
The notion that it’s no different from China is absurdist propaganda. In China there is no such thing as abuse of power if it is sanctioned by the party.
- matheusmoreira 5y ago> The notion that it’s no different from China is absurdist propaganda. I was responding to the notion that it is completely different from China. It is not. The western nations are more totalitarian than they would like to admit.
- zepto 5y agoIt is completely different. Western governments are not controlled by a single party with an lifetime ruler and no democratic mechanisms at all for expressing dissent, let alone moderating power. It’s not a matter of degree. Doing bad stuff is not the same as totalitarianism.