Edward Snowden says autobiography has been censored in China
www.theguardian.com
Sections on democracy and privacy appear to be missing in Chinese edition of Permanent Record

Can't go allowing Western propaganda about "personal liberty" to interfere with our grand plans. But we're definitely not authoritarian. You will grow to love the options we give you.

  • Huldra [they/them, it/its]
    1·
    4 years ago

    No one is implying this one thing would topple China, but that allowing a stream of shit like this gives western imperialism an opening to start trying to rile up color revolutions and secessionist shit.

    • GlacialTurtle [none/use name]
      9·
      4 years ago

      Pretty sure Chinese people are already aware of the great firewall and various media being edited for release in China. Pretty sure it's also not impossible to get an undedited version of the book via other means. So how does minor references in a book that discusses mass surveillance in a multitude of countries constitute enough of a danger to warrant removal?

      • Huldra [they/them, it/its]
        2·
        4 years ago

        Limiting the amount of people that get exposed to western bullshit about authoritarianism and totalitarianism is a good thing.

      • ARVSPEX [none/use name]
        2·
        4 years ago

        Pretty sure Chinese people are already aware of the great firewall and various media being edited for release in China. Pretty sure it’s also not impossible to get an undedited version of the book via other means.

        Exactly.

        So how does minor references in a book that discusses mass surveillance in a multitude of countries constitute enough of a danger to warrant removal?

        It warrants removal for the sake of flexing on western lefties. 😎