Ahri Boy 🏳️⚧️@lemmygrad.ml to LGBTQ+@lemmygrad.ml • 2 个月前Custody ruling in same-sex case hailed as LGBTQ+ milestone in Chinaexternal-linkmessage-square17 fedilinkarrow-up174cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.mlchina@lemmygrad.ml
arrow-up174external-linkCustody ruling in same-sex case hailed as LGBTQ+ milestone in ChinaAhri Boy 🏳️⚧️@lemmygrad.ml to LGBTQ+@lemmygrad.ml • 2 个月前message-square17 Commentsfedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.mlchina@lemmygrad.ml
minus-squarelil_tank [any, he/him]hexbear26·2 个月前 With Chinese society increasingly tolerant of LGBTQ+ people, “the law should catch up”, said the activist. Liberals will literally write that sentence and still deny that China is democratic link
minus-squareComradeSalad@lemmygrad.mlhexbear9·2 个月前I’m a bit confused. Wouldn’t that sentence imply that Chinese society isn’t democratic since the will of the people isn’t reflected in law? (They still are) linkfedilink
minus-square🏳️⚧️ 新星 [she/they]@lemmygrad.mlhexbear16·2 个月前They can't say that because the countries they claim are democracies have the same problem linkfedilink
minus-squarelil_tank [any, he/him]hexbear6·2 个月前I understand that you read it as "Well it should but we all know it will not", but in the context of the article the subtext is more like "generally when public opinion shifts the law follows" link
Liberals will literally write that sentence and still deny that China is democratic
I’m a bit confused. Wouldn’t that sentence imply that Chinese society isn’t democratic since the will of the people isn’t reflected in law?
(They still are)
They can't say that because the countries they claim are democracies have the same problem
I understand that you read it as "Well it should but we all know it will not", but in the context of the article the subtext is more like "generally when public opinion shifts the law follows"