Yeah. So are the Russians. So are the French.
You like to point out when people go off the deep end with hyperbole.
Well, in this case you've just done it. Chinese communist thuggery is orders of magnitude beyond anything in France. Or in present day Russia.
This bit of relativism is not credible.
Really? Have you read the latest stuff on Beslan? Putin is dragging his feet on an investigation to protect officials who did nothing to stop the rebel Chechens from taking over the school.
Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. That's a wise goombah piece of advice.
Freedom of the press is now gone in Russia. How would you know the level of Putin thuggery inside Russia?
BTW, internationally there isn't a thug Putin doesn't like.