• Possibly linux
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      75 months ago

      The problem with China is really the government. Democracy is a concept that the CCP really doesn’t like.

      • @leftytighty@slrpnk.net
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        75 months ago

        Am I the only one seeing the irony here? Is paying lip service to democracy enough? Legal gerrymandering, electoral college, voter suppression…

        • @Chuymatt@beehaw.org
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          25 months ago

          They have that newfangled word for it now. What was it? Olymarkie? Oldmalarkie? Oh, what was it…

      • @zedcell@lemmygrad.ml
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        55 months ago

        Me when my government bans a historically popular app: those Chinese ain’t democratic like us!

        • Possibly linux
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          -15 months ago

          I 100% agree. The fact that congress can mandate censorship is incredibly problematic. Hopefully it gets shot down by the supreme court.

          • @zedcell@lemmygrad.ml
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            15 months ago

            If you’re willing to give the us government even a shred of forgiveness despite constantly proving they’re completely undemocratic, you should look into how Chinese governance actually works and see why the CPC has such high approval ratings from the population.

    • SharkEatingBreakfast
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      35 months ago

      That sounds nice!

      They actually prioritize socializing over just putting out random shit for views & engagement?

      I’d love to talk to folks with different cultures and share stuff we find neat!