China considers three-year jail terms for disrespecting national anthem, flag

[Amused]

Nope, not satire. China is pulling a Trump.

The first freedom you lose is the freedom to protest your government. And right now in America, there is a president and millions of his followers calling for just that.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...respecting-national-anthem-flag-idUSKBN1D0075

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s largely rubber-stamp parliament is considering jail terms of up to three years for people who disrespect the national anthem or flag in public, while an existing anthem law will be applied in Hong Kong, state media said on Tuesday.​

 

[dainthomas]

Right wingers dream in the US.

 

[ivwshane]

Great, another policy trump will want to emulate.

 

[realibrad]

Nope, not satire. China is pulling a Trump.

The first freedom you lose is the freedom to protest your government. And right now in America, there is a president and millions of his followers calling for just that.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...respecting-national-anthem-flag-idUSKBN1D0075

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s largely rubber-stamp parliament is considering jail terms of up to three years for people who disrespect the national anthem or flag in public, while an existing anthem law will be applied in Hong Kong, state media said on Tuesday.​

I think its more correct to say Trump copies China, not China copying Trump. This is not really a break from what China has done in the past.

 

[zinfamous]

What's next, kneeling during the National Anthem should get you fired?

 

[sdifox]

Chinese flag, meet kerosene.

50 years no change turned into 21 years huh.

 

[manly]

What's next, kneeling during the National Anthem should get you fired?

Not enough of a deterrent, how about forced immigration to a shithole country??

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Trump- "I'll see your three and raise you 93!

 

[brandonbull]

What's next, kneeling during the National Anthem should get you fired?

You mean private companies can't do that?

 

[ivwshane]

You mean private companies can't do that?

Private companies or the government? Clearly you aren't smart enough to understand what's going on let alone the difference between the two.

 

[IronWing]

Where do they get these ideas?

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Oh God, now we need to keep Trump away from Pooh Bear too.

 

[Greenman]

China does a lot of things I don't agree with, this one seems pretty minor overall.

 

[trenchfoot]

Trump wants to emulate China while China seems to want to emulate North Korea.

 

[IronWing]

Trump wants to emulate China while China seems to want to emulate North Korea.

In this case, China is emulating Republicans.

 

[Fenixgoon]

Oh God, now we need to keep Trump away from Pooh Bear too.

if xi is winnie the poo, and obama is tigger...would that make trump piglet or another character?

 

[Fanatical Meat]

if xi is winnie the poo, and obama is tigger...would that make trump piglet or another character?

I had the same thought earlier. I’m torn between Piglet & Eeyore