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Except its:

1. Centrally regulated and collected 2. Mandatory 3. Explicitly includes matters of ideology and opinion

So, it's hardly comparable to what is extant under the surface in other countries.




1. So is Facebook and the credit rating agencies in the US

2. No it's not, it was unsuccessfully tested in a single county

3. So do the judgments of employers on whether or not to hire or fire someone based on publicly expressed political ideology

It may make us feel better to point the finger over there to distract from the parallels of what is going on locally but doing so is hardly practical.




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