The political jokes people tell each other in private repre… - Liu Xiaobo

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The political jokes people tell each other in private represent the conscience of the silent majority, and show us just how rotten are the foundations of post-totalitarian rule among the general public.

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Liu Xiaobo (28 December 1955 – 13 July 2017) was a Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who called for political reforms and the end of communist single-party rule. He was incarcerated as a political prisoner in Jinzhou, Liaoning.

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Alternative Names: Liú Xiǎobō • Liu Xiao Bo • Xiaobo Liu

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