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[–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

That's right. Because not every single person is in jail, no problem exists. /s

How about this: even putting one person in jail because of political opinion is an oppressive, undemocratic action.

[–] sczlbutt@lemmy.pubsub.fun 4 points 1 year ago

Julian Assange would like a word....

[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Better tell that to literally every government on the planet, then.

Jailing dissidents is government oppression, but it's a type of government oppression that happens in every major government, democratic or not. Welcome to the real world.

[–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago

This post was about China, not other countries. What China is doing is an atrocity and your whataboutism doesn't change that.