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

submitted 1 year ago by jacaw@sh.itjust.works to c/main@sh.itjust.works

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If so, was it polled somewhere?

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[-] goat@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago

China isn't democratic

[-] Freeanotherday@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] goat@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 year ago

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

[-] 1nt3rd1m3nt10n4l@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.