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On a related note, on the 100th anniversary of the CCP, Elon Musk had this to say: >The economic prosperity that China has achieved is truly amazing, especiall
by id 4y ago
On a related note, on the 100th anniversary of the CCP, Elon Musk had this to say:
>The economic prosperity that China has achieved is truly amazing, especially in infrastructure! I encourage people to visit and see for themselves.
Source: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1410413958805270533 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1410413958805270533
And never, ever a word about freedom of speech issues in China. We all know why.
- ergocoder 4y agoWhy would he need to mention freedom of speech? He is praising the economic growth of China, which is a fact. It did grow a lot. What would he say? "The economic prosperity that China has achieved is truly amazing, despite lacking freedom of speech"??
- mwt 4y agoIt's not a matter of "he must do X every time" but the obvious juxtaposition between two countries that are economic powerhouses with questionable records on free speech: Saudia Arabia gets criticism for for its dubious free speech record and China, seemingly more restrictive on personal liberties overall, gets none. If he has offered any criticisms of the CCP's relationship with free speech, I apologize for missing it. Otherwise, it's hard not to be cynical about people like him that claim to care deeply about freedom of expression while playing up business interests in countries that do not share such a value.
- ergocoder 4y agoBut he is praising the economic growth. If he added "free speech", it would've meant that you could achieve good economic growth even without free speech. I'm sure that's not the narrative anyone in the western world wants to go with.
- id 4y agoIf he truly cared about free speech, he would have criticized the CCP at least once. I did not say he has to criticize them everytime he mentions them.