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I actually think having one person in the whole world you can't generate images of sends a much stronger political message than allowing people to make funny pi
by jay_kyburz 4y ago
I actually think having one person in the whole world you can't generate images of sends a much stronger political message than allowing people to make funny pictures of said person in puffer jackets.
- meghan_rain 4y agoSorry I will oppose Chinese censorship until I die and no amount of (good-willed) reverse psychology will make me give them a pass.
- TheSpiceIsLife 4y agoIf there's one thing I'm certain of, it's that younger me had no business telling older me what he should or shouldn't do.
- meghan_rain 4y agoSorry, I don't quite follow, can you elaborate?
- TheSpiceIsLife 4y agoAre you certain you'll hold any particular opinion for the rest or your life?
- meghan_rain 4y agoGood point, one cannot be.
- bitcurious 4y agoIt does. That message is “this person has power over you” and “this person is to be feared” while the alternative is “this person is to be mocked” because in mockery society reclaims power over dictators. It’s not an accident that most dictators try to control political satire.
- jay_kyburz 4y agoThe media here in Australia love to point our how sensitive and thin skinned the Chinese Government is. Mockery cuts deepest when pointing out actual flaws.