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China claims the same: it's a People's Republic, after all. Sure, there's a difference between a notionally meritocratic single-party system and a notionally d
by jpatokal 13y ago
China claims the same: it's a People's Republic, after all. Sure, there's a difference between a notionally meritocratic single-party system and a notionally democratic two-party system, but it's not quite as large as the average US history textbook would have you believe.
- samspenc 13y agoBig difference being: no elections, and the Party keeps itself alive by appointing leaders who will keep it alive. Citizen's rights? The Party doesn't have time to worry about that.