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"cuz, y'know, China bad." (lemmy.ml)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[–] 11 points 6 months ago (4 children)

They seem to be doing a pretty good job

we agree that authoritarianism is bad

No. We disagree that "authoritarianism" is a meaningful distinction when every government exists by authority. Might as well call it "badguyism"

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  • [+] -7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Why do you believe the "democracy perceptions index"?

    Take a look at their supporters... like Palantir and Microsoft.

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  • [–] 10 points 6 months ago

    Oh, two corporate entities tightly bound up with American imperialism and who therefore have every incentive to lie in the opposite direction?

    Like yeah dude, it's a Harvard study, of course they're tangled up in US bourgeoisie shit. If it was a Chinese survey you'd be dismissing it for not being a Harvard study

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago

    They have no interest in portraying China positively, when a person or source you mistrust publishes something against their best interest it makes it a lot more likely that it's true (like the CIA saying the USSR was democratic despite being enemies)

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