• naturalgasbad@lemmy.caOP
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    6 months ago

    To the same extent this is true in both Russia and China, yes. Yet, what are their impacts on policy?

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      6 months ago

      To the same extent this is true in both Russia and China, yes.

      No.

      Not even close.

      Neither of those countries have constitutionally protected free speech and they both regularly disappear their people, even in other countries.

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        6 months ago

        Said unironically despite the USA having euphemisms like “extraordinary rendition” and “black sites”, within days of a whistleblower being found unalived, while the USA seeks extradition of Assange and can’t guarantee they won’t kill him, while Manning rots in a cell and Snowden is living in exile.

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        6 months ago

        Like that Boeing whistleblower last week?

        You’re making it seem like things are so much better here.

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          I’m sorry, are you trying to suggest that the US government offed a whistle blower for Boeing??? Why would they even do that? To what end?

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        6 months ago

        Neither of those countries have constitutionally protected free speech

        Article 29 of Russian constitution and Article 35 of Chinese constitution prove you wrong.

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          Oh, true! Perhaps someone could remind russki police of that next time they’re being arrested for holding a blank sheet of paper. Y’all sound dumb as hell.