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Another country has called Xi a 'dictator' and China is not happy with that description
(edition.cnn.com)
this post was submitted on 19 Sep 2023
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Well I think the issue is the people in China haven't experienced the democracy in US so the comparison would be hard to measure. As funny as it gets the people in the US can laugh at Joe Biden but not those in China that could laugh at president Xi.
A note accompanying the poll results offers a disclaimer, stating that "in authoritarian countries, positive perceptions might result from different conceptions of democracy, high levels of government satisfaction, or fear of speaking out against the government."
This is kind of my point. Western liberals claim their representative type of democracy is the only correct way to have democracy. But in their version of democracy, economic power allows oligarchs and corporations to own and control the media, there are countless legal (and illegal) ways to influence policy and bribe politicians, and the police and courts routinely suppress anti-capitalist and other emancipatory movements, organizations and individuals.
Giving lectures about democracy when you're at the helm of a country that is actually ruled by the capitalist class is hypocritical.
Well at least you can criticise about it unlike some countries. You can choose who to believe, this degree of freedom is not there.
Don't worry, the Americans haven't either.