• iglou@programming.dev
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    6 hours ago

    It absolutely is. Have a look at the definition of authoritarianism, China checks all the boxes.

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      4 hours ago

      Literally all governments are definitionally authoritarian, it’s a stupid criticism

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        3 hours ago

        Absolutely not! I encourage you to re-read the definition of authoritarianism and research a bit more about the governments all around the world!

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            3 hours ago

            Ah! So you consider that every single restriction a country applies makes it authoritarian. Yeah, I don’t think you understand authoritarianism, and in today’s context, that’s dangerous.

            But I won’t lose sleep over it!

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              2 hours ago

              Whichever western shithole nation you’re from is complicit in more atrocities and crimes against humanity in the past decade than China has been in a fucking century, you’re either an incurable moron or a fed, embarassing either way

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                2 hours ago

                I’m aware, and yet, that is not what an authoritarian government is… But sure, continue to spread your ignorance and double down with dull insults, that will do a lot!