snakesnake9 t1_iycjvm4 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 11:43 AM

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

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.

Milith t1_iycp7iu wrote on November 30, 2022 at 12:41 PM

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.

masterfCker t1_iycx09q wrote on November 30, 2022 at 1:53 PM

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

justtheprint t1_iyd5tpm wrote on November 30, 2022 at 3:01 PM

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"

JakeFromStateCS t1_iydwaal wrote on November 30, 2022 at 5:56 PM

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