Maybe this is the key point here. We feel our system is less evil because we think we control it. While the evil CPP has no accountability to the population. I

Maybe this is the key point here. We feel our system is less evil because we think we control it. While the evil CPP has no accountability to the population. I think the reality is both systems are really not under the control of the citizens (not really anyways. Call it 0% control in China and 10% in the US), but the illusion of control in the west gives a sense of comfort.