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> These are both extremes that are undesirable IMO. The problem with putting them in the same sentence is that it equates them, in the same way "very fine peop
by jeswin 5y ago
> These are both extremes that are undesirable IMO.
The problem with putting them in the same sentence is that it equates them, in the same way "very fine people on both sides" did.
Being sent to a reeducation camp, keeping a billion plus population exposed only to propaganda, a total lack of free speech, and openly disappearing people (like Gedhun Choekyi Nyima of Tibet) is not in the same bracket as any of the other ills you were mentioning.
- 8note 5y agoI don't think those things can be attributed to the media system. The same things are present in both the chinese and American societies, under different names. Eg. The US prosecuted the "war on drugs" to house a ton of political prisoners and ensure they cant vote, and that their families cannot become wealthier without adopting the party line. The Facebook moderation team remove your direct message to a friend is not materially different from the government moderation team removing your wichat direct message to a friend. American society disappears people too; for an obvious example, you can look at the people painting red hands on their faces