Slash arr slash gaming circlejerk unironically doing "They targeted gamers" over some fake China shit.

  • LeninWeave [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    People who live in China don’t have any power to affect Chinese policy. It’s decided from on high. Government just happens to you there.

    Orientalism dot png. Besides the clear and obvious ridiculousness (they do vote, and are consulted on policy), there are nearly 100 million members of the party.

    • Dinkdink [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      Yeah, they vote on the lowest possible level. They have no real power.

      To join the CPC requires high test scores, a good college and a lot of extra work. Not everyone is cut out for it. It's not democracy.

      • LeninWeave [none/use name]
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        3 years ago

        The Chinese people have no power at all in government. It doesn't do anything they want. This is why the central government has a 95% approval rate, as measured by a Harvard study. :very-smart:

          • LeninWeave [none/use name]
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            3 years ago

            It's actually ludicrous to think that the will of the people being followed isn't linked to approval rate, but if it helps, the majority of Chinese people also feel their system is democratic, much more than Americans do.

              • LeninWeave [none/use name]
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                3 years ago

                https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-06-26/which-nations-are-democracies-some-citizens-might-disagree

                Paywalled, but the summary is 73% of surveyed Chinese consider it democratic, compared to about 50% of Americans on America.

                I'm not going to keep going back-and-forth with you, because I'm not interested in your assertions without evidence and this post is dead. If you want to discuss democracy in China, make a new post about it.

                • Dinkdink [none/use name]
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                  3 years ago

                  Ah, the US mainstream media - the fountain of truth. Citing them is always a good idea! They never serve the interests of power.

                  • LeninWeave [none/use name]
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                    3 years ago

                    Yes, known for praising China over the US. As I said, dead thread. If you want to debate democracy in China, make a new thread and everyone can join in.