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>as they are an autocracy, which means the citizens cannot complain You mean like in the Middle East during the Arab spring? >The west's citizens would not wa
by protomolecule 2y ago
>as they are an autocracy, which means the citizens cannot complain
You mean like in the Middle East during the Arab spring?
>The west's citizens would not want to make sacrifices
That's how democracy works, right?
>europe is paying dearly for it
Some would say that Europe is paying for American "Fuck the EU"[0] policy.
[0] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079957 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079957
- throwaway1105q 2y agoThere are very significant budget/capability differences between any of the Arab Spring states and China. Also internal religious and ideological differences - there is no large armed faction in China.
- protomolecule 2y agoI don't think that 1.5 billion people can be a monolithic society.