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Yeah, it's weird that people prefer democracy to dictatorship. Freedom of speech is pretty important too.
I have a lot of issues with capitalism, but that doesn't mean I'm ready to give up on democracy as a whole. And China has just about as many of those capitalism problems as we do.
Dictatorship... of the proletariats!
"but muh freeze peach!"
And what exactly is the definition of democracy are you basing that of?
https://www.newsweek.com/most-china-call-their-nation-democracy-most-us-say-america-isnt-1711176
For the complete data here's the spreadsheet of the "Democracy Perception Index 2022 - Topline Results".
Yeah, but the sign of a healthy democracy isn't how much the people feel like their voices are being heard, it's entirely dependent on how much people are allowed to complain about things! (But not actually change them of course, let's not go crazy here).
Where did you get the notion that it's a dictatorship? Did it ever cross your mind how the world's largest population has agreed to live in a dictatorship? Same is the case with DPRK.
Did you ever asked yourself how is this possible in 2023 that no news ever comes out about people's revolt in these countries ever when even one of their leader's haircut becomes a news.
China does not have parliamentary democracy doesn't mean it doesn't have democracy instead it's more democratic then the western lib dems.
If you never has had a chance to have an alternate view, you are welcome to lurk and learn. We have all been there where you are now. Probably one day you too would see the world for what it really is instead of what its shown to be.
World you participate in a mild, painless experiment? Would you carefully read Roland Boer's Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, and then come back here with an honest review? You don't even have to agree with him. All I ask for is a fair treatment.
Good luck changing anything in this world in bourgeois democracy if you're not wealthy and influential... It's a dictatorship of capitalist class, not more nor less.
Do you really think China has all of the same capitalism problems?
China doesn't have:
Does China have problems related to capitalism's influence? Of course. Does it have as many, or do they permeate it so deeply and thoroughly? Of course not.
As soon as someone says "China's capitalist too" it's a sign that they are sorely lacking information on how Chinese system actually functions and it makes me wonder if they've even bothered trying to learn about it at all. The comparison is ludicrous at this point.