• mrbutterscotch@feddit.orgEnglish
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    2 days 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
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      2 days 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.orgEnglish
        11·
        2 days 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
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          2 days 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.