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JLarson · 04-01-2020, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghostvette

I was pondering this same thought this morning. While the overthrow of the CCP would be great, do you think that there is anyone in that country capable of leading a democratic China? The Chinese people have lived under the CCP for over 70 years, most of the Nationalist Chinese fled to Taiwan, and those that didn't, were exterminated by Mao. Like cossie said, they don't have enough food and their 'real industry' is stealing other country's IP and counterfeiting it.

We also have to consider that one of the main reasons the Nationalists were overthrown in China was because they were considered incredibly corrupt. To Rusty's point, maybe it's getting to where some of them would consider revolution - they can see the freedoms in democratic countries, and the younger people do seem to want them. But you'd need a combination of a charismatic leader or leaders, a failure to react swiftly on the part of the Chinese government, and a willingness to alter 70 years of habit on the part of the older generations.

Don't get me wrong, they may try to make the change, but even in our country we're not eager to make simple changes that might help a large number of people (for example, limiting the influence of lobbyists).