China strikes me as a good example of this. I remember reading an article that was composed of 5-6 personal stories from young Chinese (20s and 30s). Generally,

China strikes me as a good example of this. I remember reading an article that was composed of 5-6 personal stories from young Chinese (20s and 30s). Generally, they’re very happy in China. As far as they’re concerned the leadership took China from agrarian to world leader in a short period of time, vastly improving their quality of life. Of course, the reason this works is because they’re the majority—the “everyday” Chinese citizen who the gov’t is trying to improve life for. Life is not as good if you're not in the target demographic.