Wow, I’m sure glad I don’t live in China. I could never live somewhere people aren’t allowed to think freely or live as individuals!!

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    12 years ago

    Glad to hear!! Have you checked out the mandelorian or squid game yet? They are both brilliant critiques of communist systems.

    • I’ve heard that Squid Game is literally what life is like in North Korea, so I don’t feel the need to watch it. I haven’t heard anything like that about the Mandalorian, but it does make sense; after all, George Lucas originally modeled the Empire after a brutally dictatorial communist regime.

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        12 years ago

        Exactly, in fact if you look closely you can see how the rebel firebird symbol is reminiscent of the US flag while the empire is more akin to the hammer and sickle.

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            12 years ago

            Well I have made anti-communism my entire personality in which to hide my paper thin understanding of geopolitics after all.

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                12 years ago

                Fantastic, truly fantastic 👏

                I also do not trust state ran/owned/operated news either so the BBC is my go to choice 👌

                • Exactly! Some people don’t seem to understand that being funded entirely by the British government doesn’t mean that the BBC has any bias! They can write anything they want without fear of censorship, unlike the Communist State Media in Communist China.

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                    12 years ago

                    This is entirely true and factual. I think many forget that criticism of communism is a test of intellectual integrity and only through honourable publications such as the BBC, the Guardian and CNN can this be fully excercised within the rules established by our cultural zeitgeist.

                    Frankly if we didn’t have those publications keeping these minoritiy groups in check they might ask for more rights and go too far and then nobody wins.