Thanks to China Writers' Group member Frans Vandenbosch for the well-researched pie chart and HK friend Greg Hutchison for sending me the two short videos.
HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR'S POWERFUL MESSAGE TO GAZA PROTESTERSPALESTINE TALKS | NORMAN FINKELSTEIN TRT World, April 20, 2024 40:06
8:20 Finkelstein> “I was a follower of Mao Zedong, a Maoist in the 1970s and I was a fanatic, I was a True Believer, I also still maintained my intellectual self-respect…I suffered from many illusions and those Illusions were shattered they were pulverized when Mao Zedong passed and everything was turned upside down shortly after his passing, and then in 1982 so I was shattered when that happened I felt it wasn't just that I was wrong it was I felt like a fool ,I had dismissed everybody who disagreed with me…”
the Chinese leader’s blend of Marxism and nationalism.
China’s constitution says ordinary citizens enjoy “freedom of religious beliefs” and the government officially recognizes five religions: Buddhism, Catholicism, Islam, Protestantism and Daoism (also called Taoism). But authorities closely police religious activity. CHINA HAS RANKED AMONG THE WORLD’S MOST RESTRICTIVE GOVERNMENTS EVERY YEAR SINCE [my emphasis] 5.Pew Research Center began tracking restrictions on religion
5.A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW RELIGIOUS RESTRICTIONS HAVE RISEN AROUND THE WORLD IN 2007. Pew Research Center, July 15, 2019
KEY FINDINGS ABOUT RELIGIOUS RESTRICTIONS AROUND THE WORLD IN 2021 Pew Research Center, March 5, 2024
Pew Research Center has been tracking restrictions on religion around the world since 2007. We divide these restrictions into two categories: actions by governments and actions by private individuals or groups. Our tally of restrictions includes laws that prohibit atheism, as well as attempts to coerce people into adopting religious beliefs.
Our 1.latest study,
1.GLOBALLY, GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS ON RELIGION REACHED PEAK LEVELS IN 2021, WHILE SOCIAL HOSTILITIES WENT DOWN
Below on reporters in jail via the CCP (Corrupt Coercive Party?) is just one of hundreds of examples of your beloved "People's Democratic Dictatorship" doing what it does best—intimidating, imprisoning or murdering persons who disagree with their dogma.—in this example, jailing the most reporters of any nation.
CHINA REMAINS WORLD’S BIGGEST JAILER OF JOURNALISTS: WORLD PRESS FREEDOM INDEX 2024 Press freedom in China continues to deteriorate under CCP rule. The Chinese citizen journalists’ situation is especially dire.
You as a "reporter" of course are allowed, encouraged to "report", that is, to Speak Lies To Power, so you can stay in their good graces. You seek "pelf and power” as Murray wrote while those who speak truth to power get prison in China today.
“States have always needed intellectuals to con the public into believing that its rule is wise, good, and inevitable” Murray Rothbard
HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR'S POWERFUL MESSAGE TO GAZA PROTESTERSPALESTINE TALKS | NORMAN FINKELSTEIN TRT World, April 20, 2024 40:06
8:20 Finkelstein> “I was a follower of Mao Zedong, a Maoist in the 1970s and I was a fanatic, I was a True Believer, I also still maintained my intellectual self-respect…I suffered from many illusions and those Illusions were shattered they were pulverized when Mao Zedong passed and everything was turned upside down shortly after his passing, and then in 1982 so I was shattered when that happened I felt it wasn't just that I was wrong it was I felt like a fool ,I had dismissed everybody who disagreed with me…”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOdRk7Wptjg&t=433s
JEFF, SEEMS YOU HAVE BLOCKED ME ON YOUR
"See Lies, er, Truth From Facts Foundation" website as I tried to place my comment there.
Nice.
Absolutely untrue. I've never blocked or censored anyone in Comments.
May need to re-register.
Good, maybe a glich, I tried to post 3 x.
It seems your “Christian Hong Kong pastor” REBUNKS himself as do you.
SEE BELOW.
You are quite a piece of work, Jeff—your mind nearly totally taken over by the People’s Democratic Dictatorship.
What a specimen of the kind of “Intellectual” Paul Hollander pins the donkey tails on.
I know you care about selected others.
How about caring for the tens of thousands of religious persons persecuted by the CCP not to mention the hundreds of thousands in Xinjiang?
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10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT CHINA’S POLICIES ON RELIGION PEW RESEARCH CENTER, OCTOBER 23, 2023
Earlier this year, 1.China issued new rules on religious activity
1.CHINA STEPS UP POLITICAL CONTROL OVER RELIGIOUS VENUES, SERMONS AND ACTIVITIES Radio Free Asia, Aug 3, 2023
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/religion-controls-08032023122520.html
that tighten oversight of clergy and congregations.
The rules are part of a 2.long-standing strategy by the Chinese government
2.RECENT CHINESE DEALINGS WITH FAITH GROUPS REFLECT A PATTERN OF GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS ON RELIGION Pew Research Center, Oct 11, 2018
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/10/11/recent-chinese-dealings-with-faith-groups-reflect-a-pattern-of-government-restrictions-on-religion/
to align religion with communism and ensure loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which espouses and promotes atheism. 3.More recently,
3.THE SINICIZATION OF CHINESE RELIGIONS: FROM ABOVE AND BELOW Book, July 19, 2021
https://brill.com/edcollbook/title/59330?language=en
such rules have also been intended to bring religion in line with traditional Chinese culture and with 4.“Xi Jinping Thought,”
4.XI JINPING THOUGHT EXPLAINED: A NEW IDEOLOGY FOR A NEW ERA The New York Times, Feb 26, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/26/world/asia/xi-jinping-thought-explained-a-new-ideology-for-a-new-era.html
the Chinese leader’s blend of Marxism and nationalism.
China’s constitution says ordinary citizens enjoy “freedom of religious beliefs” and the government officially recognizes five religions: Buddhism, Catholicism, Islam, Protestantism and Daoism (also called Taoism). But authorities closely police religious activity. CHINA HAS RANKED AMONG THE WORLD’S MOST RESTRICTIVE GOVERNMENTS EVERY YEAR SINCE [my emphasis] 5.Pew Research Center began tracking restrictions on religion
5.A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW RELIGIOUS RESTRICTIONS HAVE RISEN AROUND THE WORLD IN 2007. Pew Research Center, July 15, 2019
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/07/15/a-closer-look-at-how-religious-restrictions-have-risen-around-the-world/
in 2007.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/10/23/10-things-to-know-about-chinas-policies-on-religion/
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KEY FINDINGS ABOUT RELIGIOUS RESTRICTIONS AROUND THE WORLD IN 2021 Pew Research Center, March 5, 2024
Pew Research Center has been tracking restrictions on religion around the world since 2007. We divide these restrictions into two categories: actions by governments and actions by private individuals or groups. Our tally of restrictions includes laws that prohibit atheism, as well as attempts to coerce people into adopting religious beliefs.
Our 1.latest study,
1.GLOBALLY, GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS ON RELIGION REACHED PEAK LEVELS IN 2021, WHILE SOCIAL HOSTILITIES WENT DOWN
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2024/03/05/globally-government-restrictions-on-religion-reached-peak-levels-in-2021-while-social-hostilities-went-down/
Report
https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2024/03/PR_2024.3.5_religious-restrictions_REPORT.pdf
the 14th in this annual series, covers events that took place in 198 countries and territories in 2021. Here are the key findings:
Government restrictions on religion reached a new high in 2021.
The most common kinds of government restrictions on religion in 2021 included harassment of religious groups and interference in worship.
IN 2021, CHINA HAD THE WORLD’S HIGHEST LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS ON RELIGION [my emphasis]
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/03/05/key-findings-about-religious-restrictions-around-the-world-in-2021/
Below on reporters in jail via the CCP (Corrupt Coercive Party?) is just one of hundreds of examples of your beloved "People's Democratic Dictatorship" doing what it does best—intimidating, imprisoning or murdering persons who disagree with their dogma.—in this example, jailing the most reporters of any nation.
CHINA REMAINS WORLD’S BIGGEST JAILER OF JOURNALISTS: WORLD PRESS FREEDOM INDEX 2024 Press freedom in China continues to deteriorate under CCP rule. The Chinese citizen journalists’ situation is especially dire.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/china-remains-worlds-biggest-jailer-of-journalists-world-press-freedom-index-2024-post-5644032
You as a "reporter" of course are allowed, encouraged to "report", that is, to Speak Lies To Power, so you can stay in their good graces. You seek "pelf and power” as Murray wrote while those who speak truth to power get prison in China today.
“States have always needed intellectuals to con the public into believing that its rule is wise, good, and inevitable” Murray Rothbard
Thanks for posting Jeff