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Blizzard Suspends Professional Hearthstone Player for Hong Kong Comments

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2525 points hownottowrite | 2 comments | 08 Oct 19 09:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.415s | source
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mwyah ◴[08 Oct 19 10:00 UTC] No.21190456[source]▶
Seems reasonable that they don't want to allow players to push their politics using the official Blizzard streams. They are free to do so in their spare time.

What do you think Blizzard would do if some guy wore a MAGA hat in an official stream?

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diveanon ◴[08 Oct 19 10:14 UTC] No.21190540[source]▶
Absolutely nothing, because in the US we have freedom of speech codified into our constitution.

Unlike China.

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jackvalentine ◴[08 Oct 19 10:17 UTC] No.21190565[source]▶
> Article 35. Citizens of the People's Republic of China enjoy freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of procession and of demonstration.
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diveanon ◴[08 Oct 19 10:33 UTC] No.21190683[source]▶
That's completely true, except for the fact that none of it is true.

Go to China and openly criticize the government, hand out fliers about Tienanmen square with Winnie the Pooh on it and see what happens.

God forbid you actually are a citizen of China, because as a foreigner you will be put in a detention center until deported. As a citizen you will disappear.

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Consultant32452 ◴[08 Oct 19 11:46 UTC] No.21191152[source]▶
>As a citizen...

Think of all the lives your organs will save!

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1. diveanon ◴[08 Oct 19 18:27 UTC] No.21195403[source]▶
This isn't a joke man, people are dying.
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2. Consultant32452 ◴[08 Oct 19 20:59 UTC] No.21197210[source]▶
Public mockery of China is a small but important part in fighting against what is happening. Pride is important to them, it's why they banned Winnie the Pooh just because some people said he kinda looked like the party's general secretary.