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> It is the autocracy which makes it possible. which is the whole point of the ideology of the CCP - that autocratic gov't, rather than democracy, is a better
by chii 2y ago
> It is the autocracy which makes it possible.
which is the whole point of the ideology of the CCP - that autocratic gov't, rather than democracy, is a better governing structure.
The idea is not even new - it stems from ancient china, from the days of the emperors. That their rule is mandated by heaven, and that they know what's best for the country.
- hagbard_c 2y agoThe same idea was tried in Europe some 2500 to 2000 years ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Roman_dictators https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Roman_dictators The difference here is that Roman dictators were appointed to fix specific problems and did not derive their mandate from the heavens. Eventually the dictatorship took on a life of its own which then led to the fall of the Roman republic and the start of the Roman Empire - which later fell due to mismanagement and possibly the effects of a cooling climate [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Warm_Period https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Warm_Period