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Originally Posted by shbop
and as a result cries for more personal freedoms and democracy are just around the corner.
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You have every personal freedom in China today, with the possible exception of the freedom to stand on a soapbox and say that those in power are corrupt arseholes. Not sure how important
that freedom is. I'm sure I felt differently about this years ago.
Remember that China has absolutely no democratic traditions. Most of the Chinese I know don't give a toss about democracy. But they do care deeply about a regime that is stable and provides economic opportunities.
I think there are all kinds of issues facing China today—but somehow I don't think that more democracy is high on that list in any meaningful way.