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I see China envy online a lot, especially given our recent political disfunction as people look at the superficial stability of China and want that for their ow
by meri_dian 8y ago
I see China envy online a lot, especially given our recent political disfunction as people look at the superficial stability of China and want that for their own societies.
- whatshisface 8y agoChina is emphatically not stable. The PRC was started in 1949. The US civil war ended in 1865. Revolution is a living memory for some in China and that does a great deal to help the population think that suppression at all costs is reasonable. While the US was having its civil war, China was suffering through the tail end of [1]. Historically (in the modern era), China may best be seen as a very violent place. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Xiuquan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Xiuquan (Edit: I didn't notice the word superficial at first, it may have been inserted later as a correction.)
- dnoeuirc4334nt 8y agoThey said "superficial stability". The point is that it looks nice and stable if you don't look too closely.