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Originally Posted by verklingen
by what criteria are the us, china and iran considered police states?
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China and Iran are considered police states by the rhetoric of not just our govt and media spokesmen, but by many countries in the world. The international community of "free world countries" spoke in condemnation of the China and Iran suppression of protests.
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i'm genuinely curious as to how i could be getting ready to head home to my family to spend my weekend doing whatever it is i wish while living in a police state.
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There are definitely varying degrees of police state. Most police states simply go after street protesters at major events, where their message can be seen and heard loud and clear. In most of these police states like China, if you simply live your life quietly and apolitically, you're just fine to return home from work and head out to the cabin on the lake and spend the weekend fishing with your family. Nazi Germany was an exception in that they went after you simply for your DNA; if you looked like a Jew, walking the street was dangerous.
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and again, what's being protested?
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Does that matter at all? Would you condone the authorities' actions if you found out the protesters were advocating a message you disagree with?