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Originally Posted by noodle
I think it is whatever floats your boat to be honest. If everyone agreed with you, the chinese would do something about it... But obviously, the chinese are pretty happy with their current government, and why wouldn't they be? The life of average chinese is improving every single day (even Tibetans).
Who knows, but from history, we know that if something is really that important to the "people", we will hear about it and eventually, something will be done (even if it's not really what they wanted).
I somewhat agree with you if it was concerning me, but you gotta think about it from the Chinese point of view. It's like the communism debate... People will argue for and against, but at the end of the day, it's a personal preference. What's important is what the government does. Heck, I wouldn't mind living under a dictator if he improved my life.
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"If everyone agreed with you, the chinese would do something about it.."
Can you see how flawed this argument is? Without even talking about China (or any country in particular) it is a fact that just "doing something" is not an option in many cases. You
don't just create a political opposition in a single-party state if that's what you want. You seem to think it just for the people to decide to make a change, and "just do it", when clearly that's not easy (impossible for many) to do. That's my point about "freedom". Yes, if China was truly a "free" country, people
could "do something".
Political debates such as you mentioned is kind of my points. They are a good thing because they mean that people of different opinions will be heard (whether you're a commi or capi). How many parties exist in a single-party state? Yeah, that makes for a good debate.
I sure hope it's improving.
Btw, about the dictator thing. That's exactly what I mentioned earlier... Look at history - which dictatorships proved to be a good thing? Then rethink your statement, if you would
ever risk to live under a dictator...