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While I find this really awful, it should be clear to everybody, and especially to her, that this is how those dictatorships work. These are extremly wealthy s
by martin_a 4y ago
While I find this really awful, it should be clear to everybody, and especially to her, that this is how those dictatorships work.
These are extremly wealthy shitholes who give nothing about democratic principles or human life at all.
You either play by their rules or you better don't set your foot on their land.
- mertnesvat 4y agoIt's true especially in social media for them it's a show of power that I can do this. They pick these victims from time to time to remind their power and suppress other people.
- hourago 4y agoSelf-censorship is extremely harmful. When people fears physical harm when expressing themselves many criticisms go unsaid.
- bongoman37 4y agoYea, and this is true for even countries which don't look like dictatorships like Thailand. Be careful about setting foot in those places after criticizing (even mildly) people leading them.
- Canotdohng 4y ago> even countries which don't look like dictatorships like Thailand Isn't Thailand a straight-up military dictatorship?
- cholantesh 4y agoYeah but you wouldn't know it from the volume of travel vlogging that takes place there. Wouldn't be surprised if it's supported by the junta.
- boeingUH60 4y agoYes, and it’ll unfortunately continue that way for a long time. The world has shown ruthless dictator Mohammed Bin Salman that he can murder foreign dissidents and get away with minor consequences, such as pulling a few investments from the country. The dude even got a visit and fist bump from the US President afterward…so I doubt he’ll care much about unleashing his power on more critics.
- troon-lover 4y ago
- qikInNdOutReply 4y agoIts not so easy. By routing economic power (aka oil or trade) there, you support these shitholes and the spreading of there ideologies and pathologies. Free trade furthers the ruthless more then the free.
- martin_a 4y ago> Free trade furthers the ruthless more then the free. Moral obligations are just standing in the way, yes.
- swores 4y agoIs it the least bad option, though? I'm no expert but I think the argument goes that by allowing free trade we create links between societies, as well as offering more opportunities for putting political pressure for change (even if change is far slower than the people suffering under those regimes deserve) vs the alternative of North Korea style alienation? Is there a better option? The US+allies could kill those authoritarian leaders, invade those countries, "liberate" the people, etc etc but that doesn't exactly have a great track record for improving the countries invaded...
- alisonkisk 4y ago[dead]