47 sats \ 2 replies \ @jerrybature 13 Sep \ parent \ on: Hong Kong: Russia and China Bypass US Sanctions with Gold news
You said it well. But it wasn't freedom of speech that was snatched from the people first, it was their purchasing power that was taken away first. As such, only sound money can buy and sustain freedom of speech.
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Russia and China are more advanced on introducing CBDC than anyone else. China already has them and Russia is introducing them next year.
https://russiaspivottoasia.com/russian-banks-instructed-to-permit-client-use-of-digital-rubles-from-july-1-2025/
If you think these autocrats will allow their citizens Bitcoin MoE let alone freedom of speech you are dreaming.
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