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China is a democracy. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_China https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_China Funny thing is, people say one part

by Joakal 8y ago

China is a democracy. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_China https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_China Funny thing is, people say one party system is not a democracy. What about USA's two party system? Both of them have representatives elected by people (baring the violence). But in both, people can't realistically get a new party in government, let alone run the country. Yet new parties get elected in other parts of the world, even if they don't run the government as a majority.

atombender 8y ago
The constitution defines China as "a socialist state under the people's democratic dictatorship led by the working class and based on the alliance of workers and peasants" [1]. It may be "democratic" in the sense that elections are held, but it's not a democracy in the modern sense. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People's_democratic_dictatorship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People's_democratic_dictatorsh...
- Joakal 8y ago
  Intersting, as per your link, the dictatorship is for the people. Seems similar to commander in chief role but without congress? What is democracy in a modern sense?
roywiggins 8y ago
Our parties change around every half century or so. The US has gone through several rearrangements of parties. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Party_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Party_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Party_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Party_System We're arguably currently on the sixth one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_Party_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_Party_System
- Joakal 8y ago
  That's not a fair comparsion as the current Chinese party has only been in power 'democratically' since 1949. That said, my above point is about non ruling party representatives. In Europe, there tends to be more than 5 different parties, showing plenty of voter choice is possible.

by Joakal 8y ago

atombender 8y ago

The constitution defines China as "a socialist state under the people's democratic dictatorship led by the working class and based on the alliance of workers and peasants" [1]. It may be "democratic" in the sense that elections are held, but it's not a democracy in the modern sense. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People's_democratic_dictatorship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People's_democratic_dictatorsh...

Joakal 8y ago
Intersting, as per your link, the dictatorship is for the people. Seems similar to commander in chief role but without congress? What is democracy in a modern sense?

roywiggins 8y ago

Our parties change around every half century or so. The US has gone through several rearrangements of parties. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Party_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Party_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Party_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Party_System We're arguably currently on the sixth one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_Party_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_Party_System

Joakal 8y ago
That's not a fair comparsion as the current Chinese party has only been in power 'democratically' since 1949. That said, my above point is about non ruling party representatives. In Europe, there tends to be more than 5 different parties, showing plenty of voter choice is possible.