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  • Cowboyitis69 [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Damn I’m so glad we don’t live in Orwellian China where rich people are held accountable.

    • TheLepidopterists [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      This is almost literally the sentiment on worldnews.

      These people are probably innocent, anyone actually punished in China just fell afoul of political leaders and all anti-corruption campaigns are actually pro-corruption campaigns.

      • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Imagine living in a country where they just lined up a bunch of Exxon executives and shot them for destroying the world. What would that be like?

      • yellowparenti5 [none/use name]
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        3 years ago

        i love how insane conspiracies about china are. the cia probably thinks they're doing a great job but in reality china would definitely prefer the enemy to underestimate them.