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There is no censorship in the west. (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You can call for the overthrow of the US government. People do it all the time without consequence. More specific threats against particular targets might get a visit from the Secret Service.

It's easy to find counterexamples of China having a go at journalists. For example, a journalist was sentenced to four years in prison for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble", the CPC's blanket crime for those who displease it. She had been doing unflattering reporting on the CPC's handling of COVID-19.

death is only on the table for the most serious crimes like murder, rape, etc, just like the West.

Most of the West has abolished the death penalty. The US is an outlier here, and even in the US it is only for murder and many states have abolished it completely.