It's very distressing, even to those who do not live in China but wish to see their residents able to enjoy actually being able to speak freely without being bullied (I hate bullies).

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Hoping for the best for the Chinese. I think that the idea of political censorship is ultimately self-defeating, not matter how long it's gone on. Aldo Leopold, while admittedly speaking from a different context, said something along the lines that the role of a conqueror is self-defeating if he or she does not understand his nation. Thus, I find it regressive and for the worse to try to control other's thoughts.