While we saw plenty of mindless rage over reasonable precautions against Covid here in the US, China is back into a genuine totalitarian lock down, with some people actually locked into their homes from the outside China erects so-called 'COVID cages' in Shanghai as new cases emerge SHANGHAI -- Volunteers and government workers in Shanghai erected metal barriers in multiple districts to block off small streets and entrances to apartment complexes, as China hardens its strict "zero-COVID" approach in its largest city despite growing complaints from residents. In the city's financial district, Pudong, the barriers - thin metal sheets or mesh fences - were put up in several neighborhoods under a local government directive, according to Caixin, a Chinese business media outlet. Buildings where cases have been found sealed up their main entrances, with a small opening for pandemic prevention workers to pass through... https://abc7ny.com/shanghai-lockdown-covid-cages-china-cases/11788795/
So between russia and china, we have clear examples of actual oppressive, authoritarian control. Compare this to the mindless right-wing rage over wearing masks and avoiding large crowds in the US.
I would encourage those on the Left to read about what China has been doing in Hong Kong in recent years after China decided to "more fully" integrate Hong Kong into the rest of China. Most of the activists in Hong Kong who were screaming in the streets about China taking away their rights were on the Left. I believe those on the Left in other parts of the world who think this is nothing to worry about because, after all, China is a sort of "Communist" country, may not really understand the situation. past thread: China, life in prison for protesting
