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		seanmcdirmid on June 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me ... Cops are hands off. When they need hands on, they call in the PAP. They are armed and have the riot control gear. China is top-down, except when it isn't, then its very bottom up. Is is sort of dichotomy of a central government with absolute authority but a limited attention span.

lazide on June 5, 2024 [–]

The central gov’t is a bit eye-of-Sauron like.

When it notices you, you’re in deep shit. But for the most part, it doesn’t notice 95% of what is actually happening.

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