• mrbutterscotch@feddit.org
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      1 day ago

      Sure, and those definitely aren’t just Ji Jinpings political enemies that he is eliminating, as is usual in an authoritarian state.

      And yeah, no. That’s not what Electoral Democracy is. Or when was the last time a different party with different ideas was elected to Power in China?

      Honestly, the lengths tankies go to in order to convince themselves China is a Democracy is insane. Literally 1984 DoubleThink.

      • FlyingCircus@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        1 day ago

        I used to think that too, then I started learning things. Always remember that the capitalists want you to think communism is the worst possible thing. Your opinions on China are based almost entirely on anti-communist propaganda designed to protect the oligarchies of the West.

        • mrbutterscotch@feddit.org
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          24 hours ago

          then I started learning things

          Apparently not about democracy. I’ll ask again, when was the last time China held a general election which allowed opposition parties?

          • FlyingCircus@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            1
            arrow-down
            1
            ·
            23 hours ago

            Democracy isn’t defined by allowing opposition parties, it is defined by how closely the government follows the will of the people. And socialist governments almost universally are significantly more aligned with their people than capitalist states. China’s CPC has a 90+% satisfaction rating, most US governments never get above 40%. Capitalist states have the illusion of democracy, socialist states actually have it.