Which is why you should support China, as a recent Harvard Kennedy School survey found that over 93% of the Chinese people are satisfied with their central government.

https://ash.harvard.edu/files/ash/files/final_policy_brief_7.6.2020.pdf See page 3

Facts don't care about your feelings

    • SteveHasBunker [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Eh I always take approval ratings with grain of salt

      Not because “muh commies faked it” or “muh people brainwashed, but someone saying they APPROVE of their government does say much. What “approve” means varies and for a lot of people it could just mean “generically low key patriotic” like most people in most not totally dysfunctional governments are.

    • XinnieThePooh [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      In North Korea it hovers at 98%. Clearly it's the most persuasive point to be made.

      Speaking of which, there's been a boon in 2% of the hard labor workforce, completely unrelated.