This seems to be a dissonance and blindness that allows some to more easily form negative opinions of others while seemingly blind to the surveillance and other situations closer home.
This kind of dissonance lulls one into complacency and prevents effective dissent against growing surveillance states and blindness to other problematic issues like demonizing dissent and continuing discrimination against minorities.
One can argue the Snowden revelations, secret courts, secret orders and processes exposed far greater magnitude of surveillance and threats to democracy at home - with no one held to account years later - with the scope and magnitude expanding unopposed.
The complete lack of mainstream activism, protests, any efforts to hold people accountable or get people like Assange and Snowden back home makes comments against China untenable. Without that, commentary about China seems mere posturing and hypocrisy than borne out of any real concern about the issues at hand.
This kind of dissonance lulls one into complacency and prevents effective dissent against growing surveillance states and blindness to other problematic issues like demonizing dissent and continuing discrimination against minorities.
One can argue the Snowden revelations, secret courts, secret orders and processes exposed far greater magnitude of surveillance and threats to democracy at home - with no one held to account years later - with the scope and magnitude expanding unopposed.
The complete lack of mainstream activism, protests, any efforts to hold people accountable or get people like Assange and Snowden back home makes comments against China untenable. Without that, commentary about China seems mere posturing and hypocrisy than borne out of any real concern about the issues at hand.