This is apparently how the Chinese government crush dissent these days - well, sure beats being sent to Siberia I guess. Note that they only give trips to top dissidents with the most influence. The unknown dissidents are jailed and beaten.... [I]t is only profitable to become a dissident if you expect to become influential. You are incentivised to build reputation in the dissident community surreptitiously, until you are “too big to jail”. Once you become influential and are sent on luxurious vacations, you must also act like you do not enjoy them, in order to maintain your reputation as a genuine dissident. Sorry, comrade, you’re not famous enough to be travelled, so you’re getting a beating. Try updating your Weibo page more often, and say more interesting stuff. If you don’t get another million followers by the end of next month, you’re getting another beating. theguardian/world/2014/jun/26/china-sends-dissidents-on-paid-holidays
Posted on: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 02:00:38 +0000