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Re:China’s 'Thought Transformation' Camps [video] by ceejayoz on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @01:49PM (#20215986)
> Can powerful nation states that commit atrocities against populations of humans be over thrown peacefully? That is to say, without a war?

The USSR serves as a pretty good example.

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Re:China’s 'Thought Transformation' Camps [video] by mc32 on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @01:51PM (#20216024)
Having learned what happened to Soviets/Russians, one would imagine they'd prefer avoiding a repeat of the consequences...
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Re:China’s 'Thought Transformation' Camps [video] by ceejayoz on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @01:52PM (#20216050)
Perhaps (and perhaps not all of them). The fall of the USSR also includes places like Germany, though, where it's been a pretty clear benefit.
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Re:China’s 'Thought Transformation' Camps [video] by elsonrodriguez on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @01:53PM (#20216059)
If we apply the USSR model to China we'll be bombing African countries a few decades after our proxy wars are done.
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Re:China’s 'Thought Transformation' Camps [video] by ceejayoz on Thursday June 20, 2019 @09:50AM (#20232887)
We've already been doing that for decades. Libya, Somalia, etc.
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