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Not sure why you think this will be down voted. We learn in junior (or senior highschool) China's legal systems has a few fundamental issues: 有法不依 (laws are ig

Not sure why you think this will be down voted. We learn in junior (or senior highschool) China's legal systems has a few fundamental issues: 有法不依 (laws are ignored), 执法不严 (laws are not enforced effectively). Those basically cover the problem you mentioned about the government.

doctorpangloss 8y ago
Then the real question is why such a seemingly negative statement is favorable to the CPC. If we rehearse these lines as Westerners, are we repeating a piece of propaganda? I think so. My feeling is that the important narrative for the CPC is, “Everyone has it bad.” It keeps people from questioning why senior Party members have it so good and how.
- justicezyx 8y ago
  It's not favorable It's just that these statements are taught to students, but they are not following the spirit of these statements either. Do what I do, not what I say. And people are not really having the mentality of behave according to rules and laws. I just point out that OP should not be down voted, as what op stared is universally known as a fact, it's just not only apply to government or rich and powerful.
- lozenge 8y ago
  "Everything is fine" would be laughed at and dismissed. The best message that will be even slightly accepted is that there is progress. So admitting the issues with the legal system is part of that narrative of progress and improvement.
seniorivn 8y ago
Its the opposite of the described above. Constitution is a set of regulations on governments power, to make sure that its not too powerful, but what you said is just like government is not strong enough or isn't enforcing it's rule strongly enough. See the difference?
- max76 8y ago
  If a small percentage of people that break a law are held accountable than this abirtarty enforcement is a different type of power.
est 8y ago
Now it's more like 严格立法普遍违法选择执法 abusive laws, mass violations, selective enforcement.

doctorpangloss 8y ago

Then the real question is why such a seemingly negative statement is favorable to the CPC. If we rehearse these lines as Westerners, are we repeating a piece of propaganda? I think so. My feeling is that the important narrative for the CPC is, “Everyone has it bad.” It keeps people from questioning why senior Party members have it so good and how.

justicezyx 8y ago
It's not favorable It's just that these statements are taught to students, but they are not following the spirit of these statements either. Do what I do, not what I say. And people are not really having the mentality of behave according to rules and laws. I just point out that OP should not be down voted, as what op stared is universally known as a fact, it's just not only apply to government or rich and powerful.
lozenge 8y ago
"Everything is fine" would be laughed at and dismissed. The best message that will be even slightly accepted is that there is progress. So admitting the issues with the legal system is part of that narrative of progress and improvement.

seniorivn 8y ago

Its the opposite of the described above. Constitution is a set of regulations on governments power, to make sure that its not too powerful, but what you said is just like government is not strong enough or isn't enforcing it's rule strongly enough. See the difference?

max76 8y ago
If a small percentage of people that break a law are held accountable than this abirtarty enforcement is a different type of power.

est 8y ago

Now it's more like 严格立法普遍违法选择执法 abusive laws, mass violations, selective enforcement.