This is exactly my feeling after having lived here a few years. There are a small number of true believers who legitimately believe the CPC propaganda, but i th

This is exactly my feeling after having lived here a few years. There are a small number of true believers who legitimately believe the CPC propaganda, but i think a far greater proportion of society is more like those who in the west consider themselves to be centrists or "small-c conservatives". That is, people who prefer not to rock the boat, stay out of politics, keep things going how they are etc. Usually those are people who already have an okay (if not great) life, so i can see their motivation for not advocating for change.