772
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 19 Sep 2023
772 points (94.5% liked)
World News
32089 readers
1034 users here now
News from around the world!
Rules:
-
Please only post links to actual news sources, no tabloid sites, etc
-
No NSFW content
-
No hate speech, bigotry, propaganda, etc
founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
This is a weak argument.
I was not aware that term length was the method by which a dictatorship was determined. (Hint : It is not) In a democratic country, keep the people happy, stay in power. Is that how China works?
I could speak more on this but I will match your low effort and pause there.
Yes it is, here's a Harvard Ash Center study proving it:
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/07/long-term-survey-reveals-chinese-government-satisfaction/
https://ash.harvard.edu/files/ash/files/final_policy_brief_7.6.2020.pdf
I'd rather not read any more stupid comments from smug and uninformed liberals like you in my inbox, thanks for the favor.
Did you keep reading to the part about low level satisfaction with local government. And some thoughts on why. It's more complicated than you summarise.
Interesting article nonetheless.
I did, did you? Or are you just skimming the introductory article for something "negative" to comment on?
You're painting a pretty disingenuous picture, the satisfaction levels for local government are lower than for the central government but they're still pretty good:
https://ash.harvard.edu/files/ash/files/final_policy_brief_7.6.2020.pdf#page=6
https://ash.harvard.edu/files/ash/files/final_policy_brief_7.6.2020.pdf#page=7
Do you believe that 75% or more of Americans believe their local representatives are "Knowledgeable", "Kind" or that they feel "Satisfied with [the] Eventual Outcome" of their decisions?
I didn't summarize anything, I pasted a direct quote from the article you seem to not have read: