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Not sure it's that clear. Some of China's censorship is in the name of social harmony, which is arguably the government believing it's doing good. Nobody wants riots and civil war, do they?

If Germany blocks sites promoting the Nazi party, is that doing good because such promotion does bad, or is it censoring an opposing political viewpoint that's competing with it for power? Even if the government has the support of most of the population, it's still a political power struggle between them and the Nazis.



Godwin's law prevails.




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