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Outsourcing Repression

Pekingology

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The Importance of Quiet Quitting

I think that sort of quiet quitting is just as powerful a sign of resistance to the trust and to the legitimacy of the party state. People cannot go out to protest, but they require liquid. So people still feel better. But now that the pie is not growing, it's growing at 5%, 3%, immense pressure. And when we have redistribution, it becomes increasingly difficult.

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