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If supporting a people's right to democratic self-determination puts me on a list, sign me up. Wherever you are, I support your right to free and fair elections
by ISL 5y ago
If supporting a people's right to democratic self-determination puts me on a list, sign me up. Wherever you are, I support your right to free and fair elections of your government.
The fact that composing this post gave me pause underlines the necessity of making a clear statement.
This move is an unforced aggression by China, one that may require a reciprocal response from the rest of the planet.
The Librem 5's value proposition just got better, as has Samsung's.
- dbs 5y agoSupport with your wallet. Stop buying made in China.
- lsaferite 5y agoThat's way easier said than done at this particular point in history.
- argiopetech 5y agoVery little worth doing is ever easy.
- jefurii 5y agoIt may be difficult but it's worth the attempt.
- stjohnswarts 5y agoI also fully support Taiwan's right to remain a free and independent democracy. More power to them and may China's hegemonious fascism never touch their soil
- q1w2 5y agoYou say that now, but one day your daughter will ask you to take her to the Great Wall of China and you'll have to have this weird conversation about how your internet comments 45 years ago kind of make that impossible.
- ISL 5y agoSuch a conversation would include an enumeration of our rights, like free speech and the ability/duty to elect responsible leadership. It might include sharing videos of peaceful and enduring protestors getting smacked down in Hong Kong, China's attempts to erase the Tiananmen Square massacre from history, and a contemplative review of the course of history in Xinjiang. I'd conclude by asking her to decide which rights might be worth sacrificing a visit to China or defending on our own soil. I'd pick up the Tao Te Ching from my desk, where it lives, and show her Chapter 66. An edit to add: one can also imagine a future where that story involves the emergence of competitive elections and free speech in currently-oppressive nations around the globe.
- davidjytang 5y agoThis is the good way to deal with this. Front and center.
- q1w2 5y agoI asked my teenage daughter to read this. She laughed and rolled her eyes.
- ISL 5y ago:). Edit: she might connect more with video? https://vimeo.com/109486911 https://vimeo.com/109486911 https://youtu.be/BpS-Y7ndNeQ https://youtu.be/BpS-Y7ndNeQ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/03/hong-kong-protests-filmmakers-decry-new-law-that-could-censor-a-moment-in-history https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/03/hong-kong-prot...