Re: What do you think about the Corona virus conspiracy theories?
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I doubt that you will believe any of us, and I'm sorry for that. But two facts for your consideration.
First: in the U.S. I can go outdoors right now and shout as loud as I want that I hope the president is assassinated, and I'll only get in trouble for it if the president suddenly gets assassinated. The FBI doesn't disappear people. I'd only get in trouble for saying stuff if I said "I'm going to assassinate the president". Hopefully you know enough English to understand the difference between those two statements, but in case you don't, the difference is that the first is saying that I would like something to happen, but the second is saying I'm going to do it. To be clear, as much as I dislike Trump, I don't want him to be assassinated because that would be really bad for the stability of the country. My point is merely that I can.
Second: China is way less free than it used to be. They're just good at telling you that that's not the case. In the 70s and 80s, it wasn't like it is now, but they've taken the internet and turned it into something where you can't even say things in private. I don't actually value freedom of speech as much as you seem to think, but "we can't discuss facts" crosses a pretty big line. What's your response to Tiananmen?
China doesn't have free opinions. You can't say things, but that's honestly the same as not being able to think them. U.S. companies have to block certain terms if they want to operate in China. China's government doesn't just prevent you from saying things, they prevent you from learning about things as well. It's the closest you can get to controlling what people think short of mind-reading technology. I'd honestly be okay with China if you were free to say things in private and could at least look up all the history rather than just the parts of history China's government happens to want you to know about. Instead China goes as far as religious reeducation.
You should consider whether or not your government is being honest to you. In the U.S. I have access to any information I want on anything. Sometimes this is bad. I could, for example, go learn how to build bombs. But it does mean that when I form opinions about my government or how the world works, I have access to all sides of the argument. People in China only have access to the parts that China happens to want you to know about.
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