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Though he did clarify they don't have a worse police state than the US. He just both-sides it.

Edit - It's a law of hexbear that every discussion must turn into a struggle session. Especially if the discussion involves China.

    • invalidusernamelol [he/him]M
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      4 years ago

      Then it becomes a useless term because "police state" implies that it's a special variant of a state.

      If all states fit the criteria of "police state" then that's just a state. The issue lies with parallel terms for the same thing:

      Our state is their police state

      Our prison is their prison camp

      Our government is their regime

      Etc.

      If there's a differing use of words, but not a differing reality between two things then you've found yourself a propaganda.

      • Alaskaball [comrade/them]MA
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        4 years ago

        reminds me of the bit on how the media describes stuff from the DPRk vs. USA. literally all about making one place sound scary and alien, and the other one swell with nothing wrong happening.

        • invalidusernamelol [he/him]M
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          4 years ago

          Almost like nearly everything you hear about the DPRK is just pure propaganda because it's one of the few nations that just doesn't care about what is said about it. The only reason they don't do the same with Vietnam, China, and Cuba is because they're moderately opened or have international trade relations that regulate the amount of propaganda they can get away with without risking severing those ties.

          • Alaskaball [comrade/them]MA
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            4 years ago

            The only reason they don’t do the same with Vietnam, China, and Cuba is because they’re moderately opened or have international trade relations that regulate the amount of propaganda they can get away with without risking severing those ties.

            :cia: : Challenge accepted