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DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 1 week agostaring at the “Great Firewall of China” and asking themselves “Can we get something like this over here?”
I’ve just been assuming that was the goal all along.
Fifteen years ago, I said on Reddit, “The U.S. is trying to become like China before China can become like the U.S.” Of course, I got buried.
StarryPhoenix97@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I’ve been saying some combination of China and Russia personally. It’s easier to parallel now after China took over Hong Kong. Those poor kids fought so hard.
People need to understand the fascists were watching those instances too and they learned from them. The last 15 years have been like a road map for how to handle dissent and protests in a way that keeps you in power.