Ben Thompson on Twitter: "When there ceases to be a distinction between thought and action, the definition of freedom becomes something else entirely. A must-read on leaked documents from Xinjiang, that is even more profound then it appears (and it appears to be a very big deal!) https://t.co/1rzPT40iHh… https://t.co/tV526cPkup"

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When there ceases to be a distinction between thought and action, the definition of freedom becomes something else entirely. A must-read on leaked documents from Xinjiang, that is even more profound then it appears (and it appears to be a very big deal!) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/16/world/asia/china-xinjiang-documents.html …pic.twitter.com/iohDp7R9Xh

4:15 AM - 17 Nov 2019

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1. dan nolan‏Verified account @dannolan Nov 17
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  The bravery of whoever leaked it is profound - really stunning stuff
  
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1. Carlo‏ @jcfrancisco Nov 17
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  It's worth reading because it defuses some of the less grounded criticism of the program too. Comes off more as an earnest effort at counter-terrorism (which always leads to abuse, as the far worse War on Terror has shown) than an extermination campaign. Important distinction IMOpic.twitter.com/5EHfRc0rTY
  
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1. sam esfandiari‏ @samesfandiari Nov 17
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  Communism is cool!
  
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1. Eric Barger‏ @ericbarger Nov 17
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  Waiting to see what politicians and Presidential candidates mention this.
  
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1. vagrantcow‏ @vagrantcow Nov 17
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  Your first paragraph there was the draft lyrics for "Me and Bobby McGee", before the rewrite that made it famous.
  
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1. Constantijn‏ @constantijn14 Nov 17
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  chilling read! Thx for sharing.
  
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1. Gustav-Albert von Smœrebröt‏ @sonicflare_ Nov 17
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  I’m sure Greta von Warming will immediately take a dingy over to the China and call him out on it like she did for China’s other environmental high crimes.
  
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1. Picasso‏ @spacedreamer16 Nov 17
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  That person will be hang but a legendary figure at the end!
  
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1. Vince Nicholas‏ @vincenicholas Nov 17
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  Do you think Netflix, Hulu, Disney plus will ever let users upload video like YouTube?
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1. Sanket‏ @TwistInThought Nov 18
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  Thats not cool
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