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That’s a reasonable explanation, of course, but it contradicts the two points in this thread that caused me to ask those questions: 1. It was claimed that the
by tshaddox 5y ago
That’s a reasonable explanation, of course, but it contradicts the two points in this thread that caused me to ask those questions:
1. It was claimed that the the China policy is authoritarian, but the U.S. policy is not authoritarian, because the latter is a democratic government.
2. It was claimed that any reported approval of the Chinese government by the Chinese population is irrelevant, either because the report is fake or because the people are manipulated or “brainwashed.”
- davorak 5y ago> That’s a reasonable explanation, of course, but it contradicts the two points in this thread that caused me to ask those questions: > 1. It was claimed that the the China policy is authoritarian, but the U.S. policy is not authoritarian, because the latter is a democratic government. I think my above point offered a method to resolve this miscommunication by giving a more complete description of what is often meant by 'that policy is authoritarian'. > 2. It was claimed that any reported approval of the Chinese government by the Chinese population is irrelevant, either because the report is fake or because the people are manipulated or “brainwashed.” I think there is a similar miscommunication here that can be resolved, but I am not interested in delving into more topics currently.