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Re:Japan's gamble to turn island of Hokkaido into global chi... by noduerme on Monday November 24, 2025 @06:37AM (#46032974)
Unification, in this case, means surrendering all rights to privacy, all rights to free expression, everything.

The fact that you wouldn't fight being occupied and forced to be a slave doesn't speak highly of you, but I must admit it's an honest statement, and it's true that a lot of people might feel the same way. A majority of people everywhere are cowards, collaborators and sycophants. But they're along for the ride.

Now, if your country is Burma, I don't blame you.

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Re:Japan's gamble to turn island of Hokkaido into global chi... by MangoToupe on Monday November 24, 2025 @09:11AM (#46034303)
> rights to privacy, all rights to free expression, everything.

Surely rights to more substantial things like healthcare make this quite an easy decision. Freedom to criticize a government doesn't matter if you can't force the government to actually give a shit about anything

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Re:Japan's gamble to turn island of Hokkaido into global chi... by deltaburnt on Monday November 24, 2025 @09:57AM (#46034828)
Does Taiwan not have healthcare? Verbatim from Wikipedia:

> According to the Numbeo Health Care Index in 2025, Taiwan has the best healthcare system in the world, scoring 86.5 out of 100,[6] a slight increase from 86 the previous year.[7] This marked the seventh consecutive year that Taiwan has ranked first in the Numbeo Health Care Index.[8]

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Re:Japan's gamble to turn island of Hokkaido into global chi... by MangoToupe on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @12:18AM (#46042584)
Access to healthcare and right to healthcare are distinct concepts
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