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It’s a dictatorship and there’s plenty of awesome countries that are not dictatorships which I haven’t had a chance to visit yet.
I didn’t say anything was more or less morally bad. I just have zero interest in visiting countries that rank so poorly on freedom indexes and I don’t care if said countries waive visa requirements.
I'm asking why one dictatorship is better than another though.
Hah, which country has a nationwide firewall block on websites like Wikipedia and YouTube?
Is the firewall the defining feature of a dictatorship to you?
And if you want to go in on it, every country does. Every country has the ability to order ISPs to block certain websites deemed illegal. Sometimes the government doesn't even have to do it and providers on their own block certain sites.
Alright it's been fun but I'm done with the tankie sea lioning. Cheers.