https://archive.is/ncZAG

  • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
    hexagon
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    2 months ago

    also this bit

    By the early 2010s, at least two tycoons had seen their net worth approach that decabillion-dollar barrier, only to land in jail on corruption charges instead. That is not to say the charges were baseless, only that the choice of targets did appear to reflect a lingering, levelling tendency among China’s leaders.

    • vovchik_ilich [he/him]
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      2 months ago

      Funny how investigating high profile crime is political but targeting petty crimes commited by impoverished minorities is perceived as apolitical

    • DragonBallZinn [he/him]
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      2 months ago

      porky-scared-flipped: “People with the most capacity to do harm are looked at with more suspicion?!?! HoW aUtHoRiTaRiAn! WhAt Is ThIs WoRlD cOmInG to?!?”