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    3 months ago

    US is in a situation where even the Chinese government can make fun of how undemocratic it is. I think this explains a lot.

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        Perhaps I should have added “even China”. China sacrificed lives of several generations of its citizens to capitalist consumption to get where it is now. They might as well come clean an accept how they achieved this. Also it is still a state where if one of its citizens tries to establish a platform discussing history of Tiennaman square or Uyghurs without strictly adhering to government set guidelines, then they will likely be prosecuted.

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          establish a platform discussing history of Tiennaman square or Uyghurs without strictly adhering to government set guidelines, then they will likely be prosecuted.

          Tienanmen square has a 600 year history. You’re referring to one event, which is censored. But even that doesn’t cover the portion that is relevant to the history of Tiennaman, no part of the protests is censored. Uighur history also doesn’t have any censors.

          It is true that you have been able to identify one censor in your two topics (albeit with inaccurate wording). It’s also a particularly sensitive topic with strong disinformation campaigns targetting it. In 2020, many states worldwide issued censors on COVID and vaccine related topics for similar reasons.