China’s “social credit” system is widely viewed as a kind of “digital dictatorship,” where not only does illegal or anti-social behavior result in lower scores and therefore less privileges, but political dissent also earns one lower “social credit” scores. While the anti-China crowd is busy pointing a finger at Beijing for such an authoritarian approach, a similar system is being put in place in the United States. How? Tune in to today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report:
Reprinted from The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity.
” political dissent also earns one lower “social credit” scores. ”
No, political dissent is constitutionally protected. Political mischief–like taking money from a foreign power for advocating the violent overthrow of the government–will definitely hurt your social credit score.
When writing about China, remember that its people trust their government and fully approve of its policies, including Social Credit.