Re:China’s scary lesson to the world: Censoring the Internet...
by charoko on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @03:34AM
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> If you think you could live in China and even write anything about the party the way you write about the US government from your comment you are delusional.
Censorship in China Allows Government Criticism but Silences Collective Expression
Contrary to previous understandings, posts with negative, even vitriolic, criticism of the state, its leaders, and its policies are not more likely to be censored. Instead, we show that the censorship program is aimed at curtailing collective action by silencing comments that represent, reinforce, or spur social mobilization, regardless of content.
Source: http://gking.harvard.edu/publications/how-censorship-china-a...
Re:China’s scary lesson to the world: Censoring the Internet...
by studentrob on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @05:50AM
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Yeah. Combine that with the fact that protesters are thrown in jail willy nilly and the above comment still stands
Although the US is not as democratic as it should be your comparison is not even laughable.
I find it hard that people can be so misled, or maybe you are just trolling. China has a brutal dictatorship that executes people for trying to get more power and were responsible for the Tiananmen massacre and still will not even admit it happened.
If you think you could live in China and even write anything about the party the way you write about the US government from your comment you are delusional. The US has a very free press and free speech for everyone.