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Re:China Fakes 488M Social Media Posts a Year: Study by pstuart on Friday May 20, 2016 @01:44PM (#11739888)
The history of the United States is littered with equal tragedies. Less censorship, yes, but plenty of abuse and corruption. Try talking to members of the Black Lives Matter movement and get their take about freedom and justice in America.

We need to be careful about the stones we throw.

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Re:China Fakes 488M Social Media Posts a Year: Study by studentrob on Friday May 20, 2016 @02:14PM (#11740133)
> Try talking to members of the Black Lives Matter movement and get their take about freedom and justice in America.

Many American politicians have been quite receptive to the BLM movement.

China, on the other hand, regularly imprisons protesters indefinitely.

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Re:China Fakes 488M Social Media Posts a Year: Study by pstuart on Friday May 20, 2016 @04:04PM (#11741031)
> Many American politicians have been quite receptive to the BLM movement.

Oh, so I guess institutionalized racism has been eliminated from the country. I never got the memo.

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Re:China Fakes 488M Social Media Posts a Year: Study by studentrob on Saturday May 21, 2016 @12:58AM (#11743270)
Free speech and democracy do not tell people what to believe. These give people a voice at higher levels of government. It is a way to avoid conflict and enable everyone to contribute to the progress of society.

Government officials in China are not chosen by the people. The "People's" republic is a farce. Those who disagree with policy are expelled or imprisoned. BLM may be ignored and discounted by some, but they have a voice and can effect change. Tibetans, people of Xianjiang, Falun Gong, and countless other would-be activists have no such path in China.

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