The Chinese people sure feel oppressed by “elites beyond democratic control”:
And no, people aren’t just “too afraid to share their real thoughts”, there are studies specifically designed to counter that potential tendency and they find the same results.
@cornishon@plyth it would be naive to say the Chinese political system doesn’t have any points we could learn from, but that article smells like a steamy pile of progressive-washed dung.
The Chinese people sure feel oppressed by “elites beyond democratic control”:
And no, people aren’t just “too afraid to share their real thoughts”, there are studies specifically designed to counter that potential tendency and they find the same results.
If you’re willing to understand WHY the Chinese people hold those opinions, I can recommend this article: Building Whole-Process People’s Democracy in China.
@cornishon @plyth it would be naive to say the Chinese political system doesn’t have any points we could learn from, but that article smells like a steamy pile of progressive-washed dung.
Why would you say so? What’s the problem with it?