Comments by "LancesArmorStriking" (@LancesArmorStriking) on "How China is Destroying Hong Kong's Freedom - Real China Interviews" video.

  1. You're right, but if that's true, then why did China not let Tibet be politically separate? Why not let Taiwan be its own country, like it wants? You must make compromises everywhere, even if you do not like them.
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  2. Well, it depends. In Russia, you can criticize, just not incite any action (the irony of that is not lost on me). Once you start organizing and protesting, is when you get a knock on the door late at night. That being said, while the U.S. doesn't do that, it's only because there is a pretense of freedom that's so ingrained into our society that threatening it openly (taking down political opponents) would spell disaster for any politician or president. When the pretense is dropped, for "national security," the U.S. is no better than Russia or China. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuAAPsiD768 (Me posting this won't garner any attention, but doing actual research and possible action is what gets me put on the watch-list. The parallels with Russia are notable, the U.S. is much more lax, but also does a better job of hiding what it does do.)
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