How can China ever be considered socialist when it is not democratic, and it currently stands accused of:
- acting like an imperialist conqueror in Tibet.
- imposing a permanent government/dictatorship in mainland China and in Hong Kong.
- currently performing a military build up and an aggressive posture in the south China sea. — universeness
Maybe I understood wrongly, but it seems that you perceive Modern China as highly-developed in economics but undeveloped in terms of ethics or morality.
We fear what we said online might have real life consequences — Hailey
I'd say Mao is someone special to Chinese. — Hailey
I remember that when I entered his saloon, there was a big portrait of Mao. I didn't consider them "communist" back then nor now. — javi2541997
I think they do not seem relevant to the Chinese people, because they are our govenment's decision. — Hailey
I can only try to place myself in the frame you present. If I felt a threat from my own government, described as you describe it above. Then I would join those who wanted to end them as an authority in the country I lived in (in my case, Scotland.) I accept however that can be a very scary prospect and I also accept that often, those fighting for a fairer system, lose, like those hero Chinese who stood against the Chinese regime at Tiananmen Square and the brave Chinese who are trying to fight to maintain the freedoms of Hong Kong people. The original Chinese revolution was a socialist movement but as was the same in the French and Russian revolution, it became corrupted by opportunists and leaders such as Mao who let their own narcissism and self-aggrandizement, overwhelm their original cause. Animal farm , by George Orwell best described this phenomena that has plagued humanism and socialism, in it's cause of making a better world for all. Surely we have had enough historical examples of this phenomena now and in the future, when next humanists and socialists overthrow a tyranny, we will not allow any single leader or small group to 'fill' the power gap created by the blood and sacrifice of the people. This first priority must be to establish, very powerful checks and balances, so that no individual or small group can ever hold autocratic or totalitarian power in place of the tyranny just removed. That is the lesson of Animal farm and all failed people revolutions such as those in France, Spain, Russia and China.As for the people, we have limited info sources and even these are controled by the government. Also, there is this fear of saying something wrong, which, I'm comtempleting today, — Hailey
the Chinese stock market. — Hailey
To answer your second question, I would say the emphasis on economy weakened. Nationalism and personality cult are on the rise. So there is a growing tension in China regarding him and his policies. As for charisma, no comment on it. I guess I value more what he actually accomplish during his time as a chairman. For some people, I guess the charisma thing is real, though for people like me, this sort of propaganda seems more like a means to an end since we've passed that stage where there would be a prevailing belief in one person. These are just from my perspective :). — Hailey
I disagree here. In my opinion, a system that relies on ethics or morals of individuals would be doomed to fail. Because humans are unreliable, around the world, even in developed countries. What we need, from my perspective, is law and wise regulation and of course, bona fide execution. — Hailey
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