Current Events > Damn China takes down Jack Ma after he spoke out against Pooh

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The Telegraph is as much of a rag as the Daily Mail. Barely fit to wipe your ass with, even if the only other option is to use a pinecone

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tankie punks fuck off

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King_Hutton posted...

Do you think hes being held accountable by the government or do you think hes fine? Seems like youve said both ITT

Both of my stances are compatible. He can be held accountable without being disappeared.


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I found a not complete garbage source.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-ant-group-jack-ma/jack-mas-disappearing-act-fuels-speculation-about-billionaires-whereabouts-idUSKBN2991DA

tl;dr most likely he's staying out of the public eye to get attention away from himself. Not arrested by the CCP.

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hockeybub89 posted...

Well I guess brutal totalitarianism regimes don't exist if sometimes the media sensationalizes.

Countering propaganda does not mean I support everything Chinas government does.

Do you defend Putin and Kim from Western propaganda too? They're just misunderstood by the evil empire?

Im not well-versed in Russias state of affairs. I do think the characterization of North Korea as a cartoon villain is a bit absurd.

America being evil doesn't forgive China being evil. There's room for a lot of hate in one's heart.

I consider you a good friend but I dont think leftist ideology should ever come from a place of hate.

Here are a few current pictures of Shenzhen, a metropolis in China:









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Technically, China really doesn't need a legit reason to kill any of their citizens at anytime for any made up reason. That's the beauty of dictatorship, remove anyone that's not onboard and seize their assets. Because Jack's a big name, they will be generous and give him a chance to surrender before shooting him out the airlock just for PR purposes.

Why are there people defending the shit pooh man?

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Gainerama posted...

Technically, China really doesn't need a legit reason to kill any of their citizens at anytime for any made up reason. That's the beauty of dictatorship, remove anyone that's not onboard and seize their assets. Because Jack's a big name, they will be generous and give him a chance to surrender before shooting him out the airlock just for PR purposes.

They won't do that. Alibaba stock would drop dramatically if they did. Even in dictatorships you need to be wary of the elite wealthy class.

Stalin went the extra mile to make sure people like Jack Ma didn't exist in the USSR because of exactly this kind of scenario.

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Tyranthraxus posted...

I found a not complete garbage source.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-ant-group-jack-ma/jack-mas-disappearing-act-fuels-speculation-about-billionaires-whereabouts-idUSKBN2991DA

tl;dr most likely he's staying out of the public eye to get attention away from himself. Not arrested by the CCP.

Hooray I was right about something

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this, if true, is by no means an uncommon phenomenon among chinese billionaires

ma would just be the highest profile case

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King_Hutton posted...

Hooray I was right about something

You mean I was.

Not that it matters, and I respect you 100%.

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Funkydog posted...

What kind of person defends a dictator from being called a very mild jesting name because he banned all references to it in his country?

The answer may get you a moderation!

tbh I'm firmly in the boat that if you're posting news stories you shouldn't do what TC did.

Squall28 posted...

Because I will not respect the Chinese government.

I mean this is one of the most galaxy-brained takes I've ever seen posted here.
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Shablagoo posted...

Countering propaganda does not mean I support everything Chinas government does.

Im not well-versed in Russias state of affairs. I do think the characterization of North Korea as a cartoon villain is a bit absurd.

I consider you a good friend but I dont think leftist ideology should ever come from a place of hate.

Here are a few current pictures of Shenzhen, a metropolis in China:

So if I show nice pictures of the US that means there is not income inequality and not oppression from the govt. got it.

shab has to be a joke account lmao

Tyranthraxus posted...

I found a not complete garbage source.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-ant-group-jack-ma/jack-mas-disappearing-act-fuels-speculation-about-billionaires-whereabouts-idUSKBN2991DA

tl;dr most likely he's staying out of the public eye to get attention away from himself. Not arrested by the CCP.

goes to show how conditioned the people posting here are to believe dailymail when convenient

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ModLogic posted...

goes to show how conditioned the people posting here are to believe dailymail when convenient

Haha he's just hiding so he doesn't get in trouble with the government! Stop defending billionaires! China good!

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CruelBuffalo posted...

So if I show nice pictures of the US that means there is not income inequality and not oppression from the govt. got it.

Uh...what? No, just was sharing some nice pictures. Thanks for the flippant dismissal though, I guess.

Broseph_Stalin posted...

shab has to be a joke account lmao

Says the guy who thinks the U.S. is a utopia and capitalism is godsent because more people have refrigerators now than they did in the 70s.


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ModLogic posted...

goes to show how conditioned the people posting here are to believe dailymail when convenient

Not really. The government has been actively fucking him, and it'd be no surprise if he had a "conversation."

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Whos Pooh?

The topic title is ridiculous

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Shablagoo posted...

I consider you a good friend but I dont think leftist ideology should ever come from a place of hate.

Here are a few current pictures of Shenzhen, a metropolis in China:

I appreciate that. Feeling's mutual.

But bro, Saudi Arabia and UAE look great in shots like that. They're still oppressive hellholes that operate on hate.

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ncsonic posted...

Whos Pooh?

The topic title is ridiculous

But heaven forbid we actually refer to the guy by his real name because that means we're "respecting" the Chinese government or something like that apparently
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What's wrong with calling him pooh?

Bio1590 posted...

But heaven forbid we actually refer to the guy by his real name because that means we're "respecting" the Chinese government or something like that apparently

I mean, my President is Orange Dumbass

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Shablagoo posted...

Says the guy who thinks the U.S. is a utopia and capitalism is godsent because more people have refrigerators now than they did in the 70s.

I never said that, but everyone here is used to you resorting to lies when you get laughed at for doing stupid shit like posting pictures of skylines to defend the CCP lmao

Crescente posted...

What's wrong with calling him pooh?

Bio1590 posted...

tbh I'm firmly in the boat that if you're posting news stories you shouldn't do what TC did.

hockeybub89 posted...

I mean, my President is Orange Dumbass

Yeah but he IS "President Trump" or just "Donald Trump" or "Trump" or whatever. It's not "respecting" the American government or whatever bullshit TC wants to claim if you were to refer to him by his name or title or combination.
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Shablagoo posted...

Here are a few current pictures of Shenzhen, a metropolis in China:

You are aware Shenzhen is a special economic zone where they have a relatively unrestricted free market with rampant capitalism and it is famous for 9/9/6. Working 9 to 9 for 6 days a week.

I love how people on here love to post about China but have never been there and know nothing about it. Communist Party is just a name, it has nothing to do with how the country operates. You can't form unions, striking is illegal, healthcare is pay for treatment (you can't go into debt, if you can't afford it, you can't get treated). I like visiting China, I like my relatives in China, I don't see any reason to defend the government or system in China and I certainly don't understand the weird bullshit foreigners make up about how it has something remotely resembling socialism or communism.

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Shablagoo posted...

Says the guy who thinks the U.S. is a utopia and capitalism is godsent because more people have refrigerators now than they did in the 70s.

Broseph is also a big fan of Margaret Thatcher, which is the most comically unsurprising thing I ever learned

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Winnie The Pooh back at it.

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ssjevot posted...

I love how people on here love to post about China but have never been there and know nothing about it.

That is true for every single fucking country. CE's gonna CE.

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ssjevot posted...

You are aware Shenzhen is a special economic zone where they have a relatively unrestricted free market with rampant capitalism and it is famous for 9/9/6. Working 9 to 9 for 6 days a week.

I love how people on here love to post about China but have never been there and know nothing about it. Communist Party is just a name, it has nothing to do with how the country operates. You can't form unions, striking is illegal, healthcare is pay for treatment (you can't go into debt, if you can't afford it, you can't get treated). I like visiting China, I like my relatives in China, I don't see any reason to defend the government or system in China and I certainly don't understand the weird bullshit foreigners make up about how it has something remotely resembling socialism or communism.

Im not sure what's up with public schooling there, but I hear a lot about parents struggling to pay for their kids through elementary school there.

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President Xi leads an inherently unethical means of government that acts constantly to suppress the freedoms and economic power of its citizens in order to accumulate power and wealth in an oligarchic ruling class. That should be the first and primary topic of any broad discussion of China ever. The Modern CCP leadership is not, and has never been, concerned with the improvement of the lives of its citizens as a matter of priority. Its primary concern is power brokerage in a bid for economic and political hegemony in Asia.

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https://www.businessinsider.com/jack-ma-not-missing-alibaba-china-2021-1

King_Hutton posted...

Broseph is also a big fan of Margaret Thatcher, which is the most comically unsurprising thing I ever learned

Lol, Christ. Thatcher is a top ten most vile human being in the last 1,000 years.

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Just goes to show read something else besides BI

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/05/alibaba-founder-jack-ma-is-laying-low-for-the-time-being-not-missing.html

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