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Of course that happens in the USA a lot too. It's just a matter of degree compared to China, Russia, etc, the USA is much better with allowing protests etc.
In 'Free Speech Zones' at least.
Your point is actually a valid one, but if we in the U.S. are satisfied with being '
only half as bad' as China and Russia, we'll end up with a pretty shitty place to live and not much real hope to escape from it. Part of the reason is that there is a lot of room for China and Russia to get a lot worse than they are even today. Once a police state is achieved it's just a matter of twisting a few knobs to adjust how extreme it's expression is.