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[-] iglou@programming.dev 6 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 weeks ago

So does the US at this point.

[-] iglou@programming.dev -1 points 2 weeks ago

Not fully yet, but heading there head first, yep

[-] Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] iglou@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks 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!

[-] Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago
[-] iglou@programming.dev -2 points 2 weeks 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!

[-] Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 weeks 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

[-] iglou@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks 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!

[-] Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Hemuphone@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

Is this some kind of a weird self-own?

[-] Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

Is this a rhetorical question or are you sincerely that stupid?

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