Re:If you travel to China, be aware of an exit ban
by ImPostingOnHN on Thursday August 10, 2023 @01:05AM
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> Is it a fascist police state, or just a different set of expected behavior patterns?
it's closer to the first one: fascist police
that's unfortunately absolutely something all people in the US have to worry about
the threat of them organizing and doing so as a result of you displeasing the government, however, is far more remote in the US than in China
in essence, China presents just another, higher and more abstracted level of unchecked arbitrary exercise of power, and thus you logically must concern yourself with those higher level threats as well as the lower level ones
it's closer to the first one: fascist police
that's unfortunately absolutely something all people in the US have to worry about
the threat of them organizing and doing so as a result of you displeasing the government, however, is far more remote in the US than in China
in essence, China presents just another, higher and more abstracted level of unchecked arbitrary exercise of power, and thus you logically must concern yourself with those higher level threats as well as the lower level ones