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With all due respect, and apologies for not reading the book first (I will get to it when I have time). Have you just read the theory, or have you lived the implementation?
Because unfortunately, they can be different in practice. In my experience of the discussions I've had with my Chinese friends, and the amount of gossip I've heard about local political dynasties and KTV prostitutes, I think the ideal and the reality is very different. Something you could also say about the US.
I have never lived in China, no, but the textbook I provided is an overview of the real systems that exist, flaws and all, combined with the theoretical reasoning for the structures and the reasons they have changed over time, their history. That's why I added that socialist democracy is imperfect, but it stands in stark contrast to the utter failure that is capitalist democracy, and I listed the reasons why.
The Anna's archive link on that page is dead unfortunately, I'll try to find it but do you have one handy right?
Functionally you know it's all propaganda though right?
Even if you want to gloss it up as the "the revolution protecting itself" the PRC isn't going to go out and admit "there's flaws in our system", much less "our government is run by a bunch of horny greedy assholes just like everywhere else".
https://annas-archive.pk/md5/ea6c2ecd42016998e92dcd1b5e6e57f2
@Cowbee@lemmy.ml link is identical aside from new domain ๐
Thank you so much!