Both states are awful.
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Dictatorship might seem appealing while democracy is failing, but we should never give up on democracy in exchange for safety and stability.
China has democracy. Just not bourgeois liberal democracy. The Chinese political system is based on whole-process people’s democracy, a form of consultative democracy. The local levels are directly elected, and then these representatives from around the country elect people to higher rungs, meaning any candidate at the top level must have worked their way up from the bottom and directly proved themselves. Also due to the nature of things the vast majority of representatives are among those directly elected by the people. You should research things before you just say things. And we're very happy with our system. Even Harvard puts the approval rating around 95%.
the US is a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie and that people still fail to see that after the epstein files is actually shocking
china, on the other hand, is one of the most functional democracies in the world
China is democratic, though. In addition to QinShiHuangsSchlong's comment, I recommend Roland Boer's Socialism in Power: On the History and Theory of Socialist Governance. Socialist democracy has been imperfect, but has gone through a number of changes and adaptations over the years as we've learned more from testing theory to practice. Boer goes over the history behind socialist democracy in this textbook.
I'm so tired
Ohh, so I get to pick which awful country is better? Cool choices.
Why do you think China is awful?
Fire ass name btw
Thank you Comrade Sharkfucker 🫡