Re: ‘1984’ in China (The Editorial Board, The New York Times, 2019, November 19)
China, being under a totalitarian ideology that cannot tolerate dissent, is exactly like Islam in Saudi Arabia and other states under totalitarian Islamic ideologies, and exactly like so many Western nations were under the despotic sway of Christian ideologues bent to witch hunts, blasphemy trials and heretic burnings until recently.
Totalitarian ideologies, whether theistic or atheist, all tend towards the same intolerance and brutal suppression of dissent. This is why democracy is so precious.
This is why the likes of Trump are so harmful as he undermines the traditions, the institutions and the moral norms that had once made the US great not only economically but morally.
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At times like these, the world needs more examples of respect for both the processes and principles of democracy, not less.
At times like these, it is more important than ever to set the example of fearlessly strong legal protection for peaceful expressions that we find deeply offensive, vile, threatening and plain disgusting.
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The above comment was submitted by Felix Qui to the The New York Times article.
It is published there at https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/18/opinion/china-muslims.html#commentsContainer&permid=103741206:103741206
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