How China Turned a City into a Prison

Re:How China Turned a City into a Prison by tropo on Thursday April 04, 2019 @07:09PM (#19578017)

Doesn't China already have democracy? It appears to, despite two unusual attributes:

1. Only one party is permitted, effectively making that party a part of the government and thus being equivalent to banning parties.

2. You have to be a party member to vote. This is available to those with a good reputation.

Those oddities don't seem to be disqualifying. The USA didn't begin with parties or universal suffrage.

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Re:How China Turned a City into a Prison by theseadroid on Thursday April 04, 2019 @07:20PM (#19578104)

I guess so, I'm not arguing against that.

Furthermore, I'd encourage spectramax or anyone this video if not seen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs (Basically under a dictatorship you still need to represent the citizens in some degree.)

At this point I don't remember what I'm arguing and again I'm not an expert in social science who can contribute to a conversation on solving China's problem or the issue reported by NYT. I hope HN remains as a place where I can always see insights from people who truly understand the domain and can give constructive comments.

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