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-Land of the Free
China, the NSA, Google, and the War on Freedom
2018-11-25
[PJ] The Chinese are making doubly sure public displays of displeasure with their totalitarian regime such as occurred in Tiananmen Square in 1989 will never be repeated. They are instituting a technological surveillance program so pervasive that when completed -- quite soon, it seems -- it will enforce conformity throughout their giant country on a scale that would stupefy Orwell and Huxley.
Posted by:Besoeker

#3  I did not know abut the An Lushan Rebellion before, but now I have read, and thus acquired my pebble of learning for the day. :-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2018-11-25 19:54  

#2  Wikipedia: The An Lushan Rebellion spanned from 16 December 755 to 17 February 763. This rebellion involved the death of some 13–36 million people, making it one of the deadliest wars in history.
The memory of what civil unrest can lead to runs very strong among the Chinese.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2018-11-25 14:34  

#1  "The Great Society" hush money only last as long as funding is available. Once the recipients outnumber the taxpayers, other steps must be taken.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-11-25 04:28  

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