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China snuffs out memorials to victims of deadly car ramming attack

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Rest in Peace to all the innocent victims.

Beijing has described the killings as isolated incidents, or the motives of the perpetrators have not been publicly disclosed.

These incidents are no longer "isolated".

There is clear domestic unrest and huge, unaddressed issues in China - and the CCP don't want anyone there to know about this attack because they know there will be copycats.

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In the workers' paradise everything is supposed to be perfect. Any suggestions to the contrary must be covered up or rubbed out. Even Chairman Mao, who in his latter years was clinically insane, is revered as the father of modern China and no criticisms of his demented projects, like the Great Leap Forward and Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution are permitted.

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Just freedom with Chinese characteristics.

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They have seen the copycat incidents that happen in the West and are trying to reduce the chances of that happening.

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Just covering up stuff that shines a light in a negative way. Tiananmen and Covid are just two examples that immediately come to mind. All countries do it to some extent. The extent to which China tries to do it is huge though.

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Fighto!Nov. 13  03:49 pm JST

Rest in Peace to all the innocent victims.

Beijing has described the killings as isolated incidents, or the motives of the perpetrators have not been publicly disclosed.

These incidents are no longer "isolated".

There is clear domestic unrest and huge, unaddressed issues in China - and the CCP don't want anyone there to know about this attack because they know there will be copycats.

That's right now. Somebody obviously did this heinous act because he was pissed about something in his life, which only shows that the CCP 'paradise' and indoctrination isn't so 'perfect' after all. Just like when I saw the start of the Tianammen Square massacre live on TV before the media blackout, you gotta keep it all outta sight. Undercover of the night.

> NCIS RerunsNov. 13  04:18 pm JST

In the workers' paradise everything is supposed to be perfect. Any suggestions to the contrary must be covered up or rubbed out. Even Chairman Mao, who in his latter years was clinically insane, is revered as the father of modern China and no criticisms of his demented projects, like the Great Leap Forward and Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution are permitted.

Sad to say it's becoming that way in other nations too, even America. Keep it dark.

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Disgraceful action by the authorities. They also tried to stop Western media from filming there.

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China's Govt always hides tragedies regardless of the cause. They also try to blame anyone outside China for anything they can, but in this situation, it was a home-grown Chinese.

Don't forget that anyone who uploaded the video to Chinese-only social media will have their "Social Credit" number reduced to make life harder for some period. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Credit_System Imagine if the govt could block you from paying for things with your e-cash account? In Chinese cities, that makes doing almost anything extremely difficult. Can't ride public transportation. Can't pay for things at many venues, your job might be in jeopardy if the social score gets too low. Then there's the "visits" by local police to check how you and your family are doing (keeping tabs on you).

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