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Well, it sounds like their system is the polar opposite of the US: they can't choose their government, but it does what the people want.
by cwp 13y ago
Well, it sounds like their system is the polar opposite of the US: they can't choose their government, but it does what the people want.
- rayiner 13y agoIt does what a certain segment of the society wants. Government for the professional upper class by the professional upper class.
- fatjokes 13y agoSo... exactly like the US?
- samstave 13y agoMinus the police state attempting to interfere into every aspect of an individuals life.
- jessedhillon 13y agoYou should really indicate sarcasm if you're going to write something like that.
- likpok 13y agoGiven the histrionics on HN lately, I'm not sure he's being sarcastic.
- meric 13y agoThat's what it appears on the outside - The Hong Kong government and Chinese government spend a lot of effort to maintain this image. Take a deeper look and you will see this isn't the case. The government has previously tried to sneak Chinese propaganda into primary schools as well as pass copyright laws that will outlaw (often political) satire and allow governments to sue on behalf of companies(!!). It was only from SOPA style opposition as well as massive street protests (measured in hundreds of thousands of people) these measures haven't passed yet. Source: I was born in Hong Kong.
- joe_the_user 13y agoYes, but these protest did happen and I'm assuming then the measures were defeated. That is something and one can be at least doubtful that this would happen in the US. And it's not because the US government isn't doing some pretty horrible things, as we can see.
- Karunamon 13y agoUhh.. wasn't massive popular outcry what got SOPA killed?
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- Qantourisc 13y agoIf China cuts pollution, respects human rights, and improves working/live for a lot of people (those are the complains I hear about)it should be a good place. Then the only debatable thing that remains in censorship, and "absolute power corrupts absolutely". It might not be a democracy, but if people are truly happy/content ... why would they riot ?
- tomkarlo 13y agoSo if China solves its three biggest, most intractable problems, it'll be a great place to live? No problem.
- rayiner 13y agoNo problem, as long as you're not an ethnic or religious minority.
- jessaustin 13y agoYou're right, the USA has always been a wonderful place for those folks.
- rayiner 13y agoIt's a hell of a lot better in the U.S. for these folks now than it is in China now.
- jessaustin 13y agoThe premise of this thread is that China is going to solve three giant intractable problems. That might take some time. When they're done, will over 40% of our male prison population still be black?
- rayiner 13y agoAnd my point is that even after solving those problems, China will still have a ways to go before it's even crappy at dealing with minorities like the U.S.
- grandalf 13y agoWe in the US tend to underestimate the power that populations have even if it's not explicitly linked to voting.