• the rizzler@lemmygrad.ml
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    13 days ago

    i don’t understand why the government takes the effort. i’m trying to avoid petty moralism in either direction but in this case what is the purpose of even taking notice?

    • xiaohongshu [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      13 days ago

      The government is not one entity. Most of the times it’s provincial/municipal governments. For example, the queer fanfic writers that were detained last time, if I remember correctly, were just some local cops.

      Nobody really knows why. Sometimes it’s power tripping, sometimes it’s to meet a certain KPI especially now it’s the end of the year, so some departments need to meet their quarterly/annual targets.