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[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Sure I work all my life to pay rent and the cops can murder me at any time for no reason and get away with it, but have you considered China worse somehow?

[–] 1984@lemmy.today -2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yeah China seems worse to me.

[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

Based on what? Your hypothetical yellow peril bullshit where they would be worse if they could

[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You should go there. It would change your mind in an instant.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would just be a tourist. I would of course like the people. People all over the world are quite nice. It's the governments that are not...

[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

China has a democratic government with far more oversight and participation from their citizens than the US