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0 pointsnonethewiser2y ago0 comments

> which probably wouldn't mind bombing the shit out of their own city if it was necessary to stay in power

See the Tiananmen Square Massacre.

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You have to have a sense of proportion on this, and an example that isn't 30 years old.

They fear bomb their own cities though (using drones!):

Shanghai Residents Told to 'Control Your Thirst for Freedom' Amid Lockdown

Bombing a city can result in tens to hundreds of thousands of casualties.

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You have to have a sense of proportion on this, and an example that isn't 30 years old.

They fear bomb their own cities though (using drones!):

Shanghai Residents Told to 'Control Your Thirst for Freedom' Amid Lockdown

Bombing a city can result in tens to hundreds of thousands of casualties.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse