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No, I don’t think China was right to crush democracy. It doesn’t flow that their economic success was tied exclusively to authoritarianism. One might argue they
by fnordpiglet 3y ago
No, I don’t think China was right to crush democracy. It doesn’t flow that their economic success was tied exclusively to authoritarianism. One might argue they would have a stronger domestic consumer economy if they hadn’t.
- goodbyesf 3y ago> No, I don’t think China was right to crush democracy. History has shown it to be right. All you have to do is look at the soviet union/russia. > It doesn’t flow that their economic success was tied exclusively to authoritarianism. No. But it is tied to the crushing of the 'democracy' rebellion. > One might argue they would have a stronger domestic consumer economy if they hadn’t. You can argue anything but you can't deny reality. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
- CapstanRoller 3y ago>authoritarianism This term is functionally meaningless. Authority is not a coherent ideology (an -ism), it's just the natural outcome of the state maintaining a monopoly on violence. The real question is: whose authority, and for whom?