Yliaster comments on "China is AuThORItAriAN!"

[+] Yliaster@lemmy.world -9 points 6 months ago (3 children)

That's not what I said. Under the veneer of censoring capitalism, you allow broader censorship.

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Censorship is not a blanket thing, it's specifically targetting misinformation, pro-capitalist speech, and that which undermines socialism. The working classes use it to silence capitalists.

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[+] Yliaster@lemmy.world -9 points 6 months ago (1 child)

You're saying that, why should I believe that's actually the case?

Censorship is always done with some sort of "positive" narrative tied to it.

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 10 points 6 months ago

Because it's the reason censorship is used. People don't censor for fun, but to protect the system. China is socialist and run by the working classes, it would not have the support it does if it was brutally oppressing them.

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