Absolutely wild what's going on in China. People are chanting for Xi to step down, calling him a traitor, and actively resisting police. They're freeing people the police are attempting to arrest, and rallying to cries like, "Give me freedom or give me death."
There's a large cultural shift underway. The CCP may be able to navigate this without drastically changing the status quo, but it's going to be challenging. If they're too heavy handed, they may spark a civil war. Cont. with background.
@FreedomATX Unfortunately, they'll need to acknowledge that "calling for", protesting, etc for emperors to do anything, especially stepping down...doesn't work.
Zero COVID is definitely a good thing to shoot for but it also doesn't have to be devoid of humanitarianism or well done logistical forethought.
@artisanrox I should clarify here: There are reports of government buildings being stormed and local officials being taken hostage. It's hard to get much information, or judge the accuracy of it, however. The scale is not just limited to large northern cities either. All over China, down to tier 5 cities, protests are erupting.
Many are speaking out with phrases and messages that are an immediate death sentence in China. They're relying on the size of protests for protection.
@FreedomATX I pray for their safety. And right, the safest way to do this is literally the whole country getting proactive at once.
The West has IMHO utterly failed in trying to control this illness out of stupidity and selfishness, but on the other hand, the inhumanity of trying to weild ultimate control like you're dealing with a bunch of AI automatons and not human beings isn't right either.
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