oathbreaker

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   by oathbreaker 8y ago

   Irrelevant. Let us assume Buzzfeed is a paragon of journalistic virtue. Still does not mean the journalist deserves a Chinese visa. It is a privilege and not a right. Pretty much how a US visa is a privilege and not a right. Americans outra
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   by oathbreaker 8y ago

   > Foreign journalists based in China write critical stories about China on a regular basis. So what ? They are not entitled to a Chinese visa.
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   by oathbreaker 8y ago

   Why is this even a news on HN ? All governments including USA denies visa to foreigners for political reasons. I remember USA denying visa to an Indian chief minister in past because of lobbying by evangelists and Islamist. It might come as
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   by oathbreaker 8y ago

   > Most people who end up in prison were “bad actors” by definition. Disagree. Majority of the offenders are there for non-violent drug offenses. It is also possible some of them are serving sentences for crimes that are no more crimes. C