Some times it takes an outsider to see the problems, and I’m not alone in seeing massive democratic problems in China. You don’t know who participated in that poll (and neither do I) was it random people on the street or pro party people? With the amount of surveillance in China, I probably would think twice before speaking against the party.
The communist party has the sole power in China, while other parties technically are legal they haven’t got any power higher than city/regional level.
And then there’s the corruption, they have massive problems with that.
And before you go “hurr durr other countries bad” yes other countries do have problems and some may be worse than China, but that doesn’t legitimise Chinas government.
I see what you’re getting at but you only need to glance at the US to know that a lot of citizens of a country do NOT know WTF they’re talking about when it comes to their leadership.
That may explain some of the positive results, but I think my original comment is a more plausible explanation as to why one single country would be such an outlier in your graph.
NonconfrontationaI@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Over a billion people all just so in denial.
Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk 2 weeks ago
That’s what propaganda does. China isn’t a free democracy.
NonconfrontationaI@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
I’m sure you know better than the actual Chinese people polled. Thanks for setting the record straight.
DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
and when North Koreans say the Kim gang are great, we should believe them.
Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk 2 weeks ago
Some times it takes an outsider to see the problems, and I’m not alone in seeing massive democratic problems in China. You don’t know who participated in that poll (and neither do I) was it random people on the street or pro party people? With the amount of surveillance in China, I probably would think twice before speaking against the party.
The communist party has the sole power in China, while other parties technically are legal they haven’t got any power higher than city/regional level.
And then there’s the corruption, they have massive problems with that.
And before you go “hurr durr other countries bad” yes other countries do have problems and some may be worse than China, but that doesn’t legitimise Chinas government.
Squirrelanna@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
I see what you’re getting at but you only need to glance at the US to know that a lot of citizens of a country do NOT know WTF they’re talking about when it comes to their leadership.
nullspace@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
No country is perfect and that graph is highlighting who’s allowed to say that about their own country.
NonconfrontationaI@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
You think? You don’t think it has anything to do with the historically unprecedented rise in standard of living?
nullspace@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
That may explain some of the positive results, but I think my original comment is a more plausible explanation as to why one single country would be such an outlier in your graph.