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[-] emizeko@hexbear.net 95 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

lol what democracy?

Whether a country is a democracy or not depends on whether its people are really the masters of the country. If the people are awakened only for voting but enter a dormant period soon after, if they are given a song and dance during campaigning but have no say after the election, or if they are favored during canvassing but are left out in the cold after the election, such a democracy is not a true democracy.

xi-cooking

[-] MayoPete@hexbear.net 32 points 9 months ago

Who said this? Quote goes hard

[-] emizeko@hexbear.net 48 points 9 months ago

it's a slightly different translation but https://redsails.org/xi-on-democracy/

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[-] emizeko@hexbear.net 13 points 9 months ago

found a page with the different text, from Xinhua (official state news agency of the People's Republic of China)

http://www.news.cn/english/2021-10/15/c_1310246714.htm

[-] CarbonScored@hexbear.net 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Quote is too generous. 'A or B' is not being master of the country, nor is anyone really favored during canvassing either.

That being said, it shows what an incredibly low bar western democracy doesn't clear.

[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

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