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The Chinese government is just so pathetic, like why be afraid of this guy? The deep insecurity shows such weakness. Letting your people point at the man on top and call him names shows strength. Banning someone from taking a train for beating up scam artists is so incredibly lame.

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all governments are pathetic. did US government show strength while dealing with Liberty Dollars?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_dollar_(private_curren...

governments are dumb but sometimes they are able to identify the most dangerous threats with great precision.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism

Does not apply. The example amplifies the original charge.

Making and distributing your own private currency in the US with a dollar sign, the dollar word and the words "Trust in God" was clearly construed to be a federal crime. Let's be honest here - that sort of action would be criminal in any nation.

Does China have a law that prevents contenders from challenging Tai-Chi masters ?

It is not clear what federal laws are broken specifically by using words "Dollar" and "Trust in God".

The point I was making is that Tai-Chi became part of mythology created by CPC that is bonding the society. Slightest challenge is not tolerated. Same with Liberty Dollars - these coupons do not violate any laws, but challenge the state's monopoly on money creation.

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