Most Westerners look at Hong Kong, observe that the big protests from last year have gone away, and believe the way ahead is by letting things continue to cool down. Hong Kong people, after all, aren’t looking to overthrow China’s government; all they want is to be left alone. So Westerners have a hard time fathoming why Beijing is being so heavy-handed, treating an elderly barrister who wouldn’t harm a soul as a criminal.
But this isn’t how a Communist thinks. He sees protests in Hong Kong as a challenge that must be crushed, at all costs. And when he looks at that 81-year-old lawyer, he doesn’t see a gentle old man. He sees an enemy brandishing the most fearsome weapon of all: the truth.
Until we understand this, we will never understand the wisdom behind a Chinese patriot’s prophetic warning to his son: Never, ever trust the Communists.
Of course we would never have this kind of horrific repression in The Land of The Free (TM). We have The First Amendment (TM). We are better than China! Our elites are wiser than their elites! We would never have headlines like:
Leftist activists call for "dangerous" Michael Moore climate film to be censored for bad thoughts
The Open Web is Dying: YouTube, Facebook censor dissenting COVID-19 medical info, lockdown opinions
YouTube reportedly censors video of two California doctors questioning need for "emergency" lockdown
Twitter the coronavirus cop: Will censor "unverified claims" that could lead to COVID-19 "panic" bigte
Vimeo video site deplatforms mainstream conservative advocacy group American Family Association
Medium.com censors physician's call to end "emergency" lockdowns: "Whither Our Nanny Police State?"
Facebook decrees that Americans are no longer allowed to protest overly broad "emergency" lockdowns
N.Y. Post editorial: "Facebook’s 'fact checkers' are the real fake news after censoring Post story"
Wuhan lab worker gets to "fact-check" documentary reporting that Wuhan lab workers may be sloppy
Twitter removes two Bolsonaro tweets questioning virus quarantine
Twitter reportedly censors Wuhan vlogger, as China attempts to suppress negative COVID-19 news
Who needs government censors when the job can be outsourced to Big Tech censors?
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Of course we would never have this kind of horrific repression in The Land of The Free (TM). We have The First Amendment (TM). We are better than China! Our elites are wiser than their elites! We would never have headlines like:
Who needs government censors when the job can be outsourced to Big Tech censors?