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Re:China won't be luring foreign tech talent any time soon by Qantourisc on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @05:34PM (#13171835)
> def: willfully causing pain or suffering to others, feeling no concern about it. willfully: check; suffering: check (the shaming); no concern: check. Actor: state/school as a whole. So I think it applies.
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Re:China won't be luring foreign tech talent any time soon by _audakel on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @06:49PM (#13172467)
I think this is sum of the parts different than the whole.

I was just pointing out that cruel has a very negative connotation ie - inhuman, barbaric, sadistic, evil, abominable etc. Applying it in the previous use case seemed excessive and implied a more radical tone than I believe the author (as he mentioned) wanted.

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