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China is not a police state, they are a military state. The US is a police state. In China the local cops are generally far more hands off than an in the US. Ch
by colordrops 2y ago
China is not a police state, they are a military state. The US is a police state. In China the local cops are generally far more hands off than an in the US. China is more top-down from the national level. In the US, local police are the typical mechanism for control.
- emptysongglass 2y ago[flagged]
- seoulmetro 2y ago[flagged]
- seanmcdirmid 2y agoCops are hands off. When they need hands on, they call in the PAP. They are armed and have the riot control gear. China is top-down, except when it isn't, then its very bottom up. Is is sort of dichotomy of a central government with absolute authority but a limited attention span.
- lazide 2y agoThe central gov’t is a bit eye-of-Sauron like. When it notices you, you’re in deep shit. But for the most part, it doesn’t notice 95% of what is actually happening.