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This prevailing argument on hackernews that "American and China are equally authoritarian regimes" is patently absurd. One is used to hearing these types of no
by adampk 4y ago
This prevailing argument on hackernews that "American and China are equally authoritarian regimes" is patently absurd.
One is used to hearing these types of nonsense points being made in high school by kids trying to be proactive and contrarian but it getting to a supposedly "rational" community makes me think the community has been infiltrated by Chinese agents or other special interest groups astroturfing.
- ok123456 4y agoWhy does the USA imprison 639 per 100k but China is only 91.6 per 100k? It would seem that the USA is much more authoritarian in absolute terms.
- cwkoss 4y ago> makes me think the community has been infiltrated by Chinese agents or other special interest groups astroturfing. Astroturfing accusations are intellectually lazy and against the community guidelines of this site.