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Suddenly seeing more hexbear posts. Did we re-federate with them? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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If so, was it polled somewhere?

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (67 children)

China isn't democratic

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (66 children)

When asked whether they believe their country is democratic, those in China topped the list, with some 83% saying the communist-led People's Republic was a democracy. A resounding 91% said that democracy is important to them.

But in the U.S., which touts itself as a global beacon of democracy, only 49% of those asked said their country was a democracy. And just over three-quarters of respondents, 76%, said democracy was important.

https://www.newsweek.com/most-china-call-their-nation-democracy-most-us-say-america-isnt-1711176

Ya I will take the people of china's word on this one.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (64 children)

yes and North Korea is democratic because it says they are.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That's a bit of a non-sequitur in this instance don't you think? We're not talking about what the name of a place is, but rather how the two countries' citizenry feel about their respective governments.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So isn't it good that the US people don't trust their government?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wish that US people didn't trust their government, especially when their government tells them that other countries are pure evil and need bombing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

do you wish Chinese people do the same?

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