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[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 week ago (7 children)

The difference is whether or not the CEO is working against the people or against the government.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

Over 95% of people support the CPC, so it's fair to say that the people approve of the way the CPC is handling billionaires that are highly corrupt or otherwise guilty of mass crimes. If we ask Harvard themselves about the results of their study, they say "We find that first, since the start of the survey in 2003, Chinese citizen satisfaction with government has increased virtually across the board. From the impact of broad national policies to the conduct of local town officials, Chinese citizens rate the government as more capable and effective than ever before. Interestingly, more marginalized groups in poorer, inland regions are actually comparatively more likely to report increases in satisfaction. Second, the attitudes of Chinese citizens appear to respond (both positively and negatively) to real changes in their material well-being, which suggests that support could be undermined by the twin challenges of declining economic growth and a deteriorating natural environment." This directly goes against claims of "social credit" preventing this, moreover the "Orwellian Social Credit System" hinted at doesn't even exist, at least not in the manner most think it does. Even more overtly, they state "Although state censorship and propaganda are widespread, our survey reveals that citizen perceptions of governmental performance respond most to real, measurable changes in individuals’ material well-being."

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 week ago (5 children)

95% of the people in a dictatorship like the dictator! That's crazy

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ah, yeah, true democracy is when everyone fucking hates congress, the supreme court, the president, their senator, their cops and their prosecutors, but they have no choice but to accept them.

Y'all get to be sassy on Twitter tho, good for you lmao

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