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Are the UK and China Authoritarian?
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this post was submitted on 29 Jul 2025
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What gives you the impression that those satisfied with the government will drop, in the PRC?
As for pointing out that China has 1 main party and 8 smaller, more focused parties, I point it out because democracy doesn't need to look like a bunch of groups battling it out. Society can be run in a more cooperative manner. In the PRC, the minor parties are focused on specialized areas, and some parties even hold seats in the NPC.
Cooperative? Mate, they simply put everyone who disagrees too much away. Having a choice is battling it out, having no choice to begin with is cooperation. How can we twist reality some more?
Why on Earth does democracy have to take the form of competition? Discussion and direction can be cooperative, you've done this hundreds of times in your life without needing to take an antagonistic stance.