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> I believe that you earnestly feel this is an okay thing for the CCP to do This is a wrong characterization. China has different values and practices. Freedo
by FooBarWidget 5y ago
> I believe that you earnestly feel this is an okay thing for the CCP to do
This is a wrong characterization.
China has different values and practices. Freedom means something different in China than in the west. China values other things more than western-style freedom of speech. For example there is a greater emphasis on responsibility.
The practice you quoted is unacceptable in the west. That's fine — for you. Chinese think differently and believe that such practices are sometimes necessary to prevent rumors from running wild and causing social instability. That's also fine — for them.
I just want you to know that Chinese genuinely have a different opinion and a different perspective. That you disagree with them is fine.
To each their own. The Chinese way would work disastrously in the west. The western way would work disastrously in China. Let each country decide what they value and how they want to do things.
- bardan 5y ago> The practice you quoted is unacceptable in the west. That's fine — for you. Chinese think differently and believe that such practices are sometimes necessary to prevent rumors from running wild and causing social instability. That's also fine — for them. What a marvelous coincidence for the CCP that "what Chinese people value", according to you, is the kind of submissive defference totalitarian governments desire from the people under their control.
- FooBarWidget 5y agoAnd so what if you view them as totalitarian? By and large the Chinese do not. Let them decide what kind of society they want. There's no need for you to make the judgement for them. They aren't forcing their ways on you either.
- bardan 5y agoThey'd better not!
- FooBarWidget 5y agoRest assured then. Chinese foreign policy is based on non-interference.
- bardan 5y agoSorry, I should have been clearer. My previous response more precisely: > And so what if you view them as totalitarian? By and large the Chinese do not. They'd better not!