All states are "authoritarian," though, what truly differs is which class is in control and exerting that authority. In China, it's the working class, which is why the west is terrified of it.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Itt: workers who have no money, no rights (including to be homeless, hungry, and sick, specifically because of our exploitation beyond human, let alone civil) arguing their union -busting, police and war machine funding, all seeing eye government and economic system is superior to the government and economic system that checks notes give them no say in anything that matters.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 week ago

Yep, sometimes it's difficult for people to genuinely put themselved in other's shoes and consider if their preconcieved notions may be wrong.