Re:Heart-disease risk soars after Covid, even with a mild case
by xupybd on Friday February 11, 2022 @01:12PM
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It's amazing how good a totalitarian government can be at tracking and controlling the movement of their citizens. Don't get me wrong for the most part the average Chinese citizen gets a pretty good deal from the government. It's just scary how much power the government has and how little freedom the people could have should the government wish it.
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Re:Heart-disease risk soars after Covid, even with a mild case
by DiogenesKynikos on Friday February 11, 2022 @05:17PM
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Taiwan and South Korea also do a lot of cellphone tracking.
So does the NSA, but for completely different reasons...
> how little freedom the people could have should the government wish it.
In some ways, yes, but even the Chinese government is subject to pressure from public opinion. A major reason why the government continues the zero-CoVID policy is that it's popular. There are also scandals that force a change in policy: for example, changes to how the Xi'an lockdown was implemented after a number of highly publicized stories of individuals who suffered because of rigidly enforced rules.