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Xi's China is a totalitarian state. Your anecdotal evidence of "speaking to hundreds of people" means nothing. I've been to North Korea and everyone told me the
by trompetenaccoun 4y ago
Xi's China is a totalitarian state. Your anecdotal evidence of "speaking to hundreds of people" means nothing. I've been to North Korea and everyone told me they lover their dear leader. That clearly proves North Koreans are happy with their leadership by your logic. In fact, I don't think you'll find any totalitarian state where people aren't satisfied. Ergo totalitarianism is great.
- olalonde 4y agoI've linked to serious research that matches my anecdotal evidence. I disagree that level of support or satisfaction indicates that a political system is superior to another. It's possible to be satisfied for many reasons including not knowing better, apathy, brainwashing, etc. As a fellow "anti-authoritarian", I believe you are doing yourself a disservice by dismissing those facts. For change to become more likely, you first have to win the hearts and minds of the people.
- trompetenaccoun 4y agoJust think about this logically. Why does CCP run the largest censorship operation in the world? Why does a student get arrest and torutured for splashing ink on a Xi poster? Why do people get visited by the police for sharing a meme on Wechat? In the US we know that most people do not agree with the government and even there they don't resort to such extreme measures. I have a hard time believing someone has lived in China for 10 years, has a Chinese wife and is still that naive when it comes to dictatorships. Not even the party member I know believe this.