• FlyingCircus@lemmy.world
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    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.

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      1 day 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?

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        24 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.