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neotheseventh t1_iycjhz5 wrote

Reply to comment by snakesnake9 in China to punish internet users for 'liking' posts in crackdown after zero-Covid protests by graveaffairsod

Not that I support Chinese action, but this is not what "thought police" means. Here the user is taking an action by endorsing using "like", so it's action, not a thought.

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snakesnake9 t1_iycjvm4 wrote

I mean they're taking that liking action because they have a certain view/thought, and then getting in trouble for it. I think this is policing people's thinking.

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Milith t1_iycp7iu wrote

If someone steals because they think stealing is ok we don't call it a thought crime. What's being punished here is open support for the protests.

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masterfCker t1_iycx09q wrote

And this punishing is put into action to affect the thoughts and opinions of the people, to make them not support the protests.

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justtheprint t1_iyd5tpm wrote

huh maybe all non-negligent crimes should be considered thought crimes.

anyway, back to what you said; all punished thoughts have to be observed by some sort of expression. That expression could be setting a building on fire. That doesnt feel like a thought crime. But "liking a post" is the absolute minimal-additional-crime way of expressing an opinion that is punished later

so I side with, "yes it is thought policing"

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JakeFromStateCS t1_iydwaal wrote

Ah, and thoughts are electro-chemical signals in the brain. So by even having the thought, they've taken an action in support of the protest which deserves punishment

/s

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Tripanes t1_iyd7sin wrote

And your actions have consequences so it's perfectly fine to punish people for doing things like liking something that is bad

-reddit

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