• _haha_oh_wow_
    link
    fedilink
    English
    278 months ago

    What opposition leaders? What dissidents?

    I can’t take you seriously at this point, we have protests here regularly and people speak out against the government like it’s a hobby. To imply otherwise is farcical to say the least.

    • @[email protected]OP
      link
      fedilink
      -158 months ago

      To the same extent this is true in both Russia and China, yes. Yet, what are their impacts on policy?

      • _haha_oh_wow_
        link
        fedilink
        English
        12
        edit-2
        8 months ago

        To the same extent this is true in both Russia and China, yes.

        No.

        Not even close.

        Neither of those countries have constitutionally protected free speech and they both regularly disappear their people, even in other countries.

        • @[email protected]OP
          link
          fedilink
          -48 months ago

          Like that Boeing whistleblower last week?

          You’re making it seem like things are so much better here.

          • _haha_oh_wow_
            link
            fedilink
            English
            08 months ago

            I’m sorry, are you trying to suggest that the US government offed a whistle blower for Boeing??? Why would they even do that? To what end?

        • @[email protected]
          link
          fedilink
          -88 months ago

          Neither of those countries have constitutionally protected free speech

          Article 29 of Russian constitution and Article 35 of Chinese constitution prove you wrong.

          • @Holyginz
            link
            58 months ago

            Lmfao and I can write on a piece of paper I’m the king of France but at the end of the day it’s just a piece of paper with writing on it and no enforcement. They have it written on the constitution so they can say they have it, but then the ruling party does whatever it wants.

            • @[email protected]OP
              link
              fedilink
              -48 months ago

              Again, what are the recent policy impacts of this “free speech”?

              I can point to a very clear example of Chinese protests netting real, tangible policy change at the national level: Chinese protests took down Zero COVID policy. This is recent, large-scale, national, and resulted in a real and tangible change in government policy.

              What can you point to in the US over that same time frame? I guess the march on Washington in support of Israel’s genocide?

              • @Holyginz
                link
                48 months ago

                Again, you conveniently skirting around the point and I’m not going to continue discussing with someone not arguing in good faith.

          • @[email protected]
            link
            fedilink
            4
            edit-2
            8 months ago

            Oh, true! Perhaps someone could remind russki police of that next time they’re being arrested for holding a blank sheet of paper. Y’all sound dumb as hell.