• Yliaster@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    Yes, that’s the communist/Chinese defense, except it also translates to an easy excuse for other, illegitimate reasons for censorship.

    Don’t like a certain guy? Censored!

    You say legitimate criticism isn’t censored, why should I believe that?

    If they can use censorship to oppress queer people they could do it oppress others.

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      16 days ago

      Capitalists and fascists should be censored. As for queer rights, they are improving over time, and the CPC does not actively oppose them, the most anti-LGBTQIA+ measures are taken by regional governments, not the central government. Many areas are more open and progressive.

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          16 days ago

          Great example. It’s still not great, of course, and rural areas tend to be more socially conservative, but the positive forward movement does exist and is gradually improving over time. It’s mostly the older generations that are more socially conservative, younger generations for example are more progressive socially too.