Re:China is detaining a million Uighur muslims in a secret camp
by throwando208818 on Friday August 10, 2018 @11:23PM
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Bingo.
In an authoritarian situation it literally doesn't matter if you believe what you're saying. You just say it to get through the day.
It's not like a scifi movie where every little thing is monitored, the game is you just don't cause yourself (or perhaps more importantly your pals or family) trouble and try to "get yours" and live something resembling a decent/self-actualized life.
For the regime, those kind of performative statements sets a good example & makes the problem go away
In an authoritarian situation it literally doesn't matter if you believe what you're saying. You just say it to get through the day.
It's not like a scifi movie where every little thing is monitored, the game is you just don't cause yourself (or perhaps more importantly your pals or family) trouble and try to "get yours" and live something resembling a decent/self-actualized life.
For the regime, those kind of performative statements sets a good example & makes the problem go away