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- "an the latter is a CCP propaganda outlet." I'm simply quoting the New Caledonian politician explaining his own motives in his own words, and he said it's "t
by perihelions 2y ago
- "an the latter is a CCP propaganda outlet."
I'm simply quoting the New Caledonian politician explaining his own motives in his own words, and he said it's "to stop protesters from "organizing reunions and protests"". So I think the parallel to 2011 is a solid one.
- "I'd also point out that the Arab Spring was a total failure"
I agree with Obama's well-chosen words: human rights are "universal", not consequentialist. "We should deny you freedom of political speech because your politics are a failure" is not a category of argumentation I can accept, if you see where I'm coming from here. That's a generic justification for any autocrat to silence their opponents—their politics are wrong (from my point of view), so, I shall crack down on them for the good of the public.