I think if you do have freedom of speech, you should use it, and sometimes you should use it on behalf of those who don't have the same privilege. Kowtowing to autocrats when your safety is not at stake is pretty cowardly
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The thing with authoritarians is this: they don't respect any norms or rights. They only respect power. Everything they do is a trial balloon: if it works, they take it as a sign that they can keep pushing further. They won't take a step back until they encounter real resistance.
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You can't just hope that authoritarians will spontaneously become more reasonable if you start appeasing them. It's the exact opposite. They will see you as weak and they will keep repeating the same playbook, on a larger scale.
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who are they, these authoritarians?
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Guess you must be using an illegal VPN or you're outside China then, since the CCP "respects freedom of speech" so much it blocks every social media app it doesn't directly control. The CCP is on the wrong side of history, and everyone in the world can see it clearly.
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The thing with Authoritarians like Donald J.
#Trump is this:
They DO NOT RESPECT ANY Norms or Rights
They ONLY RESPECT POWER
Authoritarians Think:
If it works take it as a sign to keep pushing further
They WILL NOT STOP until they encounter REAL RESISTANCEpic.twitter.com/hdNOv8WiRfThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Sometimes, people living in authoritarian regime actually don't know what freedom is.https://youtu.be/mLzTo-y8Ef0
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