I think one thing western chauvinists don't understand is that "democracy" is no a single thing. China has democracy. It is Democratic Centralism. It is how the vanguard is organized. Read Lenin.
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No. Lol.
Go there and say "习近平,下台". See what happens.
Go to Australia, Brisbane and say "from the river to the sea." Believe it or not... straight to jail.
Go say you support Palestine Action in the UK, see what happens.
Whataboutism can provide necessary context into whether or not a particular line of critique is relevant or fair, and behavior that may be imperfect by international standards may be appropriate in a given geopolitical neighbourhood.[8] Accusing an interlocutor of whataboutism can also in itself be manipulative and serve the motive of discrediting, as critical talking points can be used selectively and purposefully even as the starting point of the conversation (cf. agenda setting, framing, framing effect, priming, cherry picking).
From the article.
I'm pointing out that one of your precious democracies is locking up pensioners for their speech, providing context into whether critiques of censorship are relevant or fair. Either you can condemn the UK as not being a democracy to be consistent, or you can admit that democracies can restrict speech. Pick one, instead of just selectively disregarding the critique.
Whataboutism is just a term that imbeciles use to justify having a double standard.
How am I voting Xi out?
Why would you want to vote Xi out? This isn't a deflection, it's an understanding that the majority of people in China greatly approve of him, and to remove him would be anti-democratic. That said, the process of removing Xi can already be done democratically. If the people mobilized in local councils and changed delegates from the bottom up, if the CPC recalled him, etc. China's democracy isn't a liberal democracy overly concerned with individual politicians, but is more comprehensive and is about policy and direction of development.
Well, I’m not huge on geography but it seems like you’re Australian. Geographically; Australia is not China. You are not allowed to vote in Chinese elections as of right now. Your president is not Xi Jinping, so you have no need, interest, or possible avenue to vote for or against him.
You can however, focus on your own countries candidates and immediate issues surrounding western Australian white supremacy especially (but not limited to) treatment of Maori people and other indigenous populations post genocide.
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Imagine having such impoverished imagination as to not be able to imagine how a democracy could work aside from the failed Western implementation of the concept. https://dialecticaldispatches.substack.com/p/rethinking-governance-through-outcomes
Probably nothing? Aside from stupid looks from passers by because your clearly demonstrating a poor knowledge of how chinese politics work.
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