“Why would I vote out [authoritarian government]? It’s a very popular government!” -every authoritarian supporter, ever
And there is a very major difference between one party that controls who gets on the ballot and a swath of parties that agree on a certain economic principle, that’s a false equivalency. And there have been capitalist parties voted out in the West, so even with that false pretext your argument is moot.
Oh, and stop putting words into my mouth. Things I never wrote:
Western democracies are maybe heading in that direction, possibly -> yeah, they’re not a monolithic block, different countries are different, just like Asian countries are not a monolithic block - and backsliding into authoritarianism isn’t something that happens overnight
My idea of democracy is a popular party being removed -> no, my idea of democracy is that the people have the right to chose a different party and to publicly voice dissent
…because westerners don’t like them -> no, because I believe humans have a right to chose who governs them
“Why would I vote out [authoritarian government]? It’s a very popular government!” -every authoritarian supporter, ever
So you’re just straight up admitting that you don’t care if the government is popular: you don’t like it, so it has to go
And there have been capitalist parties voted out in the West, so even with that false pretext your argument is moot.
Lol. When?
Western democracies are maybe heading in that direction, possibly -> yeah, they’re not a monolithic block, different countries are different, just like Asian countries are not a monolithic block - and backsliding into authoritarianism isn’t something that happens overnight
I have no idea how you managed to miss the point the completely and absolutely.
no, my idea of democracy is that the people have the right to chose a different party
Ah. So actually being able to choose policy doesn’t matter; what matters is being able to choose between red team and blue team
no, because I believe humans have a right to chose who governs them
And the people of China have chosen the CPC. But you’ll never accept that, because they’re not who you want them to choose. You will never accept that China is democratic unless it’s run by people you like.
“Why would I vote out [authoritarian government]? It’s a very popular government!” -every authoritarian supporter, ever
And there is a very major difference between one party that controls who gets on the ballot and a swath of parties that agree on a certain economic principle, that’s a false equivalency. And there have been capitalist parties voted out in the West, so even with that false pretext your argument is moot.
Oh, and stop putting words into my mouth. Things I never wrote:
That guy is a known ragebaiter, Fyi
I was wondering, good to know, thanks.
So you’re just straight up admitting that you don’t care if the government is popular: you don’t like it, so it has to go
Lol. When?
I have no idea how you managed to miss the point the completely and absolutely.
Ah. So actually being able to choose policy doesn’t matter; what matters is being able to choose between red team and blue team
And the people of China have chosen the CPC. But you’ll never accept that, because they’re not who you want them to choose. You will never accept that China is democratic unless it’s run by people you like.
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Ok, I’m done here. No point trying to talk to someone who’s deliberately playing dumb