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Yeah, Britain hasn't been repressive in this sense for at least the last ~250 years.

pekk 14y ago
How long ago was African independence? (As in, independence in a large number of countries formed by the colonial powers in Africa)
amac 14y ago
But in absolute terms, has been a far more repressive nation than China. Among the world's larger nations in world history, China's probably been among the least repressive. Read about the Opium Wars for some context.
coldtea 14y ago
>Yeah, Britain hasn't been repressive in this sense for at least the last ~250 years 250 years? They had colonies all over the world until merely 50 years ago. Doing stuff from direct slavery to mass executions, to fighting natives asking for freedom with submachine guns. And they still interfere in their ex-colonies politics (not to mention being the US lackeys and partners in all kinds of invasions). They even cheered when their "prince" did his first killings of their "enemies" in Afghanistan, like they had any reason for being there in the first place.
- staticfish 14y ago
  There is no comparison to China's Taiwan: "That should be China's attitude". Also Tibet. Clearly not a Chinese country but of course that doesn't stop them.
  - pm90 14y ago
    It's hard for people who don't know about the history of China (sorry staticfish for making this assumption) to understand why it behaves the way it does now. The century of humiliation and the civil war (not to mention Japanese invasion) has left its mark on the Chinese psyche. The one thing they learned from all that mess was that China had to be 'one', dissidence could not be allowed; otherwise there would be constant bickering and infighting. Although surely they're repressive, there's a reason for that which is not pure malice and evil
  - scarmig 14y ago
    The government of Taiwan also thinks Taiwan is part of China... it's a dispute over which government is the rightful ruler of the geographic entity comprised of Taiwan plus the mainland. China also never killed, directly or indirectly, millions of people in Taiwan. Britain can't say the same thing about India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Iraq, etc.
    - notahacker 14y ago
      I probably wouldn't pick the Taiwan dispute to illustrate the alleged repressiveness of the People's Republic of China But then I probably wouldn't bring up responsibility for the deaths of millions of people to defend a state founded by Mao Tse Tung...
Iron_Maiden_666 14y ago
Think you need to brush up your history.

pekk 14y ago

How long ago was African independence? (As in, independence in a large number of countries formed by the colonial powers in Africa)

amac 14y ago

But in absolute terms, has been a far more repressive nation than China. Among the world's larger nations in world history, China's probably been among the least repressive. Read about the Opium Wars for some context.

coldtea 14y ago

>Yeah, Britain hasn't been repressive in this sense for at least the last ~250 years 250 years? They had colonies all over the world until merely 50 years ago. Doing stuff from direct slavery to mass executions, to fighting natives asking for freedom with submachine guns. And they still interfere in their ex-colonies politics (not to mention being the US lackeys and partners in all kinds of invasions). They even cheered when their "prince" did his first killings of their "enemies" in Afghanistan, like they had any reason for being there in the first place.

staticfish 14y ago
There is no comparison to China's Taiwan: "That should be China's attitude". Also Tibet. Clearly not a Chinese country but of course that doesn't stop them.
- pm90 14y ago
  It's hard for people who don't know about the history of China (sorry staticfish for making this assumption) to understand why it behaves the way it does now. The century of humiliation and the civil war (not to mention Japanese invasion) has left its mark on the Chinese psyche. The one thing they learned from all that mess was that China had to be 'one', dissidence could not be allowed; otherwise there would be constant bickering and infighting. Although surely they're repressive, there's a reason for that which is not pure malice and evil
- scarmig 14y ago
  The government of Taiwan also thinks Taiwan is part of China... it's a dispute over which government is the rightful ruler of the geographic entity comprised of Taiwan plus the mainland. China also never killed, directly or indirectly, millions of people in Taiwan. Britain can't say the same thing about India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Iraq, etc.
  - notahacker 14y ago
    I probably wouldn't pick the Taiwan dispute to illustrate the alleged repressiveness of the People's Republic of China But then I probably wouldn't bring up responsibility for the deaths of millions of people to defend a state founded by Mao Tse Tung...

Iron_Maiden_666 14y ago

Think you need to brush up your history.