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Yep, and the thing is that most Chinese don't even mind the high level of control for the time being. I don't see any significant large scale instability as lon
by jsmonkey 7y ago
Yep, and the thing is that most Chinese don't even mind the high level of control for the time being. I don't see any significant large scale instability as long as the material quality of life continues to improve for the average Chinese.
- magduf 7y agoThis is probably pretty normal historically. People start rebelling not just because of restrictions on freedom, but usually because their quality of life sucks. See what's happening in Hong Kong: they don't like the increasing Chinese oppression, sure, but they also have some serious quality-of-life complaints too, namely with housing prices. When people are fat and comfortable, they tend not to rock the boat too much for vague ideals.