What are the differences between US and Chinese democracy? (peoplesdispatch.org)

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[-] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

And you’re allowed to do it because we allow opposition. That’s democracy.

It's absolutely crazy how brainwashed westerners are to believe that Democracy is when the people can't control policy, but they're allowed to impotently post criticism of it online.

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[-] novibe@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

Impotently?

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[-] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

Yeah, dang autocorrect

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