• GrouchyGrouse [he/him]@hexbear.net
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    57
    ·
    3 days ago

    The USA ran full speed into surveillance after 9/11 and have been heckling China from the lead position the entire race. It’s just now that treats are expensive and the surveillance has gotten so far out of hand you have venture capitalists moving in on the game. Those are some mighty high contradictions for the average Joe and he might just see through the propaganda because of it. Oopsiedoodle. Let’s hope more liberals start to get the picture.

    • Flyberius [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      54
      ·
      edit-2
      3 days ago

      China easily has shit loads more cameras, but to give you an idea how they are used, my mate left his bag in a taxi, so he went to the police station and whilst they were with him and in the space of about 10 mins, they loaded up the nearest camera to where he had been dropped off, got the taxi registration, called the driver, and got the bag delivered to his hostel.

      This isn’t even a rare occurrence. At first I was a bit weirded out by the sheer number of cameras, especially around roads, but having interacted with Chinese law enforcement on a few occasions, I am no longer concerned. They genuinely seem to be there to serve the populace and not enforce some draconian policy of protecting capital.

      • BoxedFenders [any, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        51
        ·
        3 days ago

        Police actually being helpful is such a foreign concept to anyone in America with a net worth under $10 million. Cops here absolutely do not give a shit about you reporting a theft or loss. The only thing it is good for is paperwork to show your insurance agent.

    • eldavi@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      14
      ·
      edit-2
      3 days ago

      Oopsiedoodle. Let’s hope more liberals start to get the picture.

      don’t worry, they never will.

      or atleast not enough of them to make an impact on things today.