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minus-square@zephorah@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish1•9 months agoI’m not saying it isn’t expected. But it is notable in that it isn’t a democratic nation running the show.
minus-square@atzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish8•9 months agoThey’re not “running the show”. Nobody is. That’s not how international politics works. They have a lot of influence is all.
minus-square@LibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-29 months agoStill a hell of a lot more democratic than China is. I get what you’re saying but there’s still a long way to fall from our flawed democratic institutions.
minus-squareCavemanlinkfedilinkEnglish1•9 months agoYeah, they have a whole two parties compared to china’s one party.
I’m not saying it isn’t expected. But it is notable in that it isn’t a democratic nation running the show.
They’re not “running the show”. Nobody is. That’s not how international politics works. They have a lot of influence is all.
A fair rewording.
Neither is the US
Still a hell of a lot more democratic than China is. I get what you’re saying but there’s still a long way to fall from our flawed democratic institutions.
Yeah, they have a whole two parties compared to china’s one party.
Not any more, no.