also he thought that the CCP wasn’t even suppressing free speech, guess who just got banned from a certain tankie cercle jerk instance
also he thought that the CCP wasn’t even suppressing free speech, guess who just got banned from a certain tankie cercle jerk instance
Yes, that’s a big issue, but it’s not what’s happening.
Very different to say “I had people threaten me nonspecifically online” vs “the police followed me home”
I completely disavow all state repression. These people seem very intimidated and they should feel safe, but I could list a litany of awful shit the US has done with far more concrete evidence. (I really don’t feel it’s necessary and it would just get dismissed as whataboutism anyways.)
However I don’t agree with extrapolating a testimony of online harassments into some narrative about how these aren’t just random civically-minded volunteers but a vast world-spanning conspiracy to surreptitiously kidnap offenders. It’s unfounded and the fact that the link you provided is citing elected conservatives demagoguing should really cue you into that.