Every day we get closer to an Orwellian society. The United Kingdom may already be one.

  • The Menemen@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    No one in those countries believes that they live in a free, enlightened society…

    But the west always portrayed otself in such a light… Now everyone knows their politics are just as ugly as Chinas, Irans or Russias politics.

    • sunzu2@thebrainbin.orgdeleted by creatorBanned from community
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      1 year ago

      I don’t see anyone in US LARPing freedom bullshit since at least covid lol

      Well besides regime whores on tv… But that’s a different story

      But in us unlike china or russia, shit posters don’t get charges or at least not nearly as much for saying stupid shit online. People in russia peope get prison for being anti war.

          • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
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            1 year ago

            My comment likewise touches on the fact that people living under western regimes are disappeared in regular course of business. In fact, there’s far more evidence for people disappearing without any reasonable grounds in the west than there are in China.

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              1 year ago

              someone here talking facts. this is true. prolly around 1k per year

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                1 year ago

                Thereabouts, yes. It’s a number that dwarfs any of the so-called “authoritarian” countries.

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        1 year ago

        A friend of mine travelled to China, to talk about politics with locals they used his phone because they were afraid of their govt listening in. So yeah maybe the EU/US ain’t so bad.