• Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      9 hours ago

      “hur durr your country also bad”

      We can make fun of multiple authoritarian countries at once thank you. It dilutes the point to toss it in every single time with those specifics.

      • neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works
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        6 hours ago

        The OP to me was framing it in a way that “China Bad”, and that sort of thought terminating rhetoric is what gets us into terrible situations in the first place.

        Calling out that two western “bastions” of democracy like the US and UK are going through similar struggles right now, re-frames the comment to show how silly calling out China for this as if western countries don’t also have their flavor of the same thing, really is.

        Every country has their problems. Saying China doesn’t let you say bad things about China so that’s why you shouldn’t live in a country that pays for your healthcare, ensures its people aren’t starving, has a great educational system, amazing public transportation, is investing heavily in STEM, and is paying a wild salary rate while you’re there; is just a silly comment because there’s a lot of countries that don’t let you do that now, with more popping up every day.

        • Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          5 hours ago

          The UK has never been a bastion of democracy. Lmfao. They still have a house of lords for Christ’s sake.

          is just a silly comment because there’s a lot of countries that don’t let you do that now, with more popping up every day.

          It’s not a silly comment. You shouldn’t move to fascist countries, period, nor give them an edge. No one should support fascism. How is that hard to understand?

          China for this as if western countries don’t also have their flavor of the same thing, really is.

          while it is trending there in 2(two) of the “western” countries, china is there. Don’t support places that are fascist. Don’t move to places that are fascist. With democracy dead in the states, avoid it, don’t move there, don’t support it. Avoid buying products from fascist countries. Avoid buying their oil.

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      1 day ago

      Kinda, I can say Trump is a child fucker and Xi sucks Pooh cock online, and I (or my family) won’t be thrown into a jail cell.

      For now… at least.

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        14 hours ago

        I can say Trump is a child fucker

        You can scream it into a paper bag, sure.

        But good luck keeping your job as a host on The View or a special investigator at the FBI.