• @diskmaster23
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    109 months ago

    Capitalists put you in jail for marijuana. They used to put you in jail for alcohol. Hell, child labor is used in capitalist countries. China honestly is an authoritarian mixed economy. But perhaps, even in the USA, authoritarism is preferred.

    • @airportline@lemmy.ml
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      9 months ago

      I’m not trying to defend America but they don’t put you in jail or fine you for using a VPN (yet).

    • Dr Cog
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      19 months ago

      The difference between democracy and fascism is that the laws are quickly changing due to public opinion in America, but that does not happen in China.

      • @VentraSqwal@links.dartboard.social
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        59 months ago

        People have been smoking Marijuana since the 60’s and it’s still a federally illegal drug at the level of heroine. Laws don’t change quickly in the US at all.

        • Dr Cog
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          29 months ago

          I never said laws change quickly.

          Marijuana use only recently became publicly accepted by the majority of people. As a result, it is now completely legal in many states and will likely soon be legal federally.

          This kind of thing would never happen in China.

      • @diskmaster23
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        29 months ago

        I am not sure that is a positive trait about the USA.