Apples and Oranges. China kills its dissidents rather than imprisoning them. To the extent they DO imprison people, China lies in its official records. They may not even have the population we THINK they do. Not to excuse the USA’s flaws, but this is a bit like comparing a burnt hamburger to a literal shit sandwich. I don’t want to eat either, but I know which one I’d choose if I had no other options.

Also, with what happened with Iryna and Charlie… I think we are going to start seeing more of those guns soon. Even if we don’t, the US government hasn’t gone as far as jailing people for memes on the scale the British has for a reason: guns. Just because we don’t use them enough doesn’t mean they don’t have an impact.