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<< imprison people for quite long sentences (sometime years) for saying politically wrong ideas It is weird even on a pragmatic basis. I accept as a concept t
by iugtmkbdfil834 2y ago
<< imprison people for quite long sentences (sometime years) for saying politically wrong ideas
It is weird even on a pragmatic basis. I accept as a concept that it may have been effective when we were a little less connected, but these days it seems like it is actively asking for a wrong kind of reaction from the population. Not to mention, the people you imprison for typing the wrong stuff online are likely now going to be way more radicalized than when they went there. Honestly, I just do not get that approach.
- pixl97 2y ago>are likely now going to be way more radicalized than The problem here is you're not thinking like a state and you think this is a bad thing. When you have some radicals out there causing problems that's an excuse for you to spend billion making your military industrial complex buddies rich. It gives you an excuse to crack down and take out anyone you like because they "are the radical enemy that's dangerous". And Western governments and companies will gladly sell you weapons and technology to monitor and blow up anyone under your rule that you want.
- iugtmkbdfil834 2y agoIt is possible I mistunderstood GP, but I thought he mentioned UK, which is the embodiment of western government and, historically speaking, some of its source. It is possible things will degrade further, but it is admittedly difficult for me to accept the same level of learned helplessness in UK when compared to.. say.. Syria. edit: added which; when compared to