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"China is AuThORItAriAN!" - Liberals (europe.pub)
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[+] -9 points 6 months ago (5 children)

It passes in terms of what democracies are in practice but the political suppression, surveillance, and censorship that China is known for its anything but democratic.

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  • [–] 12 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    Why should capitalists be allowed in the democratic processes of a socialist state? True democracy means rule by the people, not a privledged class.

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  • [+] -9 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    That's not what I said. Under the veneer of censoring capitalism, you allow broader censorship.

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  • [–] 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Censorship is not a blanket thing, it's specifically targetting misinformation, pro-capitalist speech, and that which undermines socialism. The working classes use it to silence capitalists.

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  • [+] -9 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    You're saying that, why should I believe that's actually the case?

    Censorship is always done with some sort of "positive" narrative tied to it.

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  • [–] 10 points 6 months ago

    Because it's the reason censorship is used. People don't censor for fun, but to protect the system. China is socialist and run by the working classes, it would not have the support it does if it was brutally oppressing them.

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