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China is not a good counter example. China has massively westernized and expanded its freedoms. Sure, it still had a long way to go, but at least these days t
by stale2002 9y ago
China is not a good counter example.
China has massively westernized and expanded its freedoms.
Sure, it still had a long way to go, but at least these days the Chinese government isn't arresting professors en mass and forcing them to work on farms.
Yes, this literally happened. It was called the cultural revolution.
As bad as humans rights and freedoms are in China, I think people really underestimate just how much worse they used to be.
- wilsonnb 9y agoChina has massively westernized but as you say, the only reason it took massive westernization to get to where they are is because they were so far in the other direction. There is a still a gulf between China's view of personal freedom and the West's view. It's also reasonable to be concerned that they will be moving away from the West's democratic ideals in the near future, seeing as their President just claimed the power to govern for life.