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I'm quite far from defending the chinese government,but your whole thread seems to be an incentive for tax evasion "because the government commits horrible atro

I'm quite far from defending the chinese government,but your whole thread seems to be an incentive for tax evasion "because the government commits horrible atrocities". Governments are not "moral" or "immoral" - they are amoral. Their purpose (when they are good) isn't to improve conditions for everyone, just their citizens. And if that comes at a cost to other citizens in other countries, they are still within their mission's scope. Projecting your own opinion on morality or legitimacy doesn't change the fact that taxes need to be paid, and in fact dictatorial regimes tend to frown upon tax evasion, so your opinion may also contribute to the increase of "people locked for life" just because they took you seriously. So, in some way, these stances actually contribute to the worsening of the issue.

seibelj 4y ago
The reason someone in Vietnam, China, or any other country with terrible government would dare dream of being paid to do graphic design without the government tracking such a payment is not simply about tax evasion. You might be helping to promote abortion. Or gay rights. Or liberal democracy. There are innumerable reasons why someone in an authoritarian regime would prefer to earn a living outside the political apparatus, which in the current official monetary system is impossible.
- aforwardslash 4y ago
  "You might be helping to promote abortion. Or gay rights. Or liberal democracy." - right, because eg. abortion is illegal only on "authoritarian regimes". So basically, we're back to the initial argument - cryptocurrencies are good to sponsor criminal/illegal activities - being promoting democracy values on authoritarian regimes or moving money around in human slave trafficking...
eldenwrong 4y ago
- aforwardslash 4y ago
  There is nothing worse than someone who lacks critical thinking. If you support promoting widespread criminal activities because brutal regimes like China exists, there is no distinction between you and a totalitarian regime - you both think YOUR vision is the right one, without space for tolerance or plurality of opinions. Imagine that.
  - eldenwrong 4y ago
    Legal =/= moral or even right

seibelj 4y ago

The reason someone in Vietnam, China, or any other country with terrible government would dare dream of being paid to do graphic design without the government tracking such a payment is not simply about tax evasion. You might be helping to promote abortion. Or gay rights. Or liberal democracy. There are innumerable reasons why someone in an authoritarian regime would prefer to earn a living outside the political apparatus, which in the current official monetary system is impossible.

aforwardslash 4y ago
"You might be helping to promote abortion. Or gay rights. Or liberal democracy." - right, because eg. abortion is illegal only on "authoritarian regimes". So basically, we're back to the initial argument - cryptocurrencies are good to sponsor criminal/illegal activities - being promoting democracy values on authoritarian regimes or moving money around in human slave trafficking...

eldenwrong 4y ago

aforwardslash 4y ago
There is nothing worse than someone who lacks critical thinking. If you support promoting widespread criminal activities because brutal regimes like China exists, there is no distinction between you and a totalitarian regime - you both think YOUR vision is the right one, without space for tolerance or plurality of opinions. Imagine that.
- eldenwrong 4y ago
  Legal =/= moral or even right