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what is the practical application of that information? it's to keep society safe and functioning. in an ideal world, this wouldn't be necessary but china has 1.3 billion people and remains one of the safest nations on earth for a reason. you don't see police constantly brutalizing people there, because their network of cameras and identification means that unless something presents an immediate threat, they can typically just let the person do their shit and then catch them at home. you can't drive ten miles in america without seeing someone pulled over by police for some minor traffic violation- is that freedom, was that interaction necessary? what about the odds of that interaction escalating to the citizen being murdered by police? this isn't an issue in china because firstly the police are trained and secondly many of those interactions are entirely eliminated
america knows all that about me too but i can still get mugged walking a mile to the gas station and i'll still see 5 homeless people along the way and multiple cops just posted up waiting to fuck with someone
i used to be an anarchist. idealistic thinking isn't realistic.
Then why are you alive right now?
because I will fight against capitalism, imperialism, dictators and monarchs util my last dieing breath
also what I meant with that is that I'll rather die than live in a dictatorship and not do anything to destroy it's chains of opression
How are you fighting the chains of oppression by complaining about a country you don't even live in on the internet?
China's people are huwhite CNN reporters with British accents
The media bombards us with "China bad" shit 24/7. Even if it is actually as bad as you say you're personal efforts are such a tiny contribution they're effectively useless. Your efforts would likely be better spent trying to inform people about other bad countries that the western media focuses far far less on, or actively downplay their badness. Like Israel for example.
do you think the average Chinese person would benefit from having their state overthrown or that they'd even want that? The Chinese state is highly popular among Chinese citizens. It regularly has an approval rating of above 90%. To what end would China benefit from having a different arrangement?