The CCP will allow a certain level of protest as a release valve but to extend that to the claim that the people can just casually "overthrow" an authoritarian

The CCP will allow a certain level of protest as a release valve but to extend that to the claim that the people can just casually "overthrow" an authoritarian state when push comes to shove is not right. If it reached a boiling point the tanks would roll out and the protesters would be killed or imprisoned. > I’ve lived in China and have friends there. People there aren’t told to love the CCP. Again, managed dissent. The real dissenters are in prison or worse. > It’s not like North Korea. I already said there's worse alternatives than the CCP. That doesn't absolve it from being an authoritarian dictatorship. > I find it hilarious when people say they love Chinese people but hate the CCP. Either they’re disingenuous because they dislike both or they don’t understand China. I already explained this to you, so either you are being disingenuous or you are determined to have a monologue. I am ending it here because this is a low value conversation.