u/nottomat - originally from r/GenZhou
“What about in Hong Kong where they made it so that the leaders are no longer publicly elected? What about Tiannenmen Square were hundreds of people were killed for protesting the Dengist regime? What about how China’s internet is blocked by a firewall meaning you cannot search for various things the government doesn’t want you to search for? What about how journalists punish foreign journalists by removing their press credentials when they say something critical of the government’s policies? What about when in 2019 the All China Journalists Association updated its code of ethics saying that they have to take an exam proving that they are guided by Xi Jinping thought”
How would you counter these statements?
u/PatOnReddit - originally from r/GenZhouThe last point that u/butt_stuff_pirate made is an excellent one. You can say what you want but the moment it threatens the power, you’re silenced or killed. Look at any vaguely socialist movement in the 1900s across the US. MLK, killed. Malcolm X, killed. Fred Hampton, killed. Assasta Shakur, political asylum in Cuba. There are so so so many examples of this to name. These are just the most popular example.
u/Milbso - originally from r/GenZhouYou don’t even have to be in the US. If a socialist gets enough attention anywhere in the world the US will probably have a few plans to get rid of them.
u/PatOnReddit - originally from r/GenZhouIf not the US, the French or UK would do it.