I would really rather that these were actual examples, and not conspiracy theories. We all have our own unsubstantiated ideas about what shadowy no-gooders are doing, but I’d rather hear about things that are actually happening.

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      Japan’s single party state is democratic and freedom-pilled!

      But yeah lol. The US throwing stones about democracy is hilariously hypocritical.

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            so if someine starts spewing racist shit anf grts downvoted theyre actually right? incredibke logic

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                nope thats strawmanning fuck off

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                    you said downvotes makes someone rigjt, i said someone sayinf racist shit grtring downvoted disproves uour point and you called me racist. you strawmanned cause your argument is nonsense

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          Not arguing, just an observation / reaction. I’ve learned that it usually does little good to discuss evidence and reason with people who hold extreme beliefs. The information is out there and available, but most of the time just discarded because it doesnt fit into their narrative. I wish you the best of luck with your propaganda beliefs.

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      has propaganda elections ≠ has legitimate elections. it’s literally a one-party state genuinely cop on.

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          nope, usa is a two party first the past post system on a federal level and allows state levels to determine their own systems, both of which allows for third parties. you have no actual proof of voter fraud and jim crow era laws have been long dismantled. fuck off with that. yes, gerrymandering exists on a state level but that isnt a federal issue. your problem exists with specific states, regardless, a challenger can still win a gerrymandered state. now go prove china has a democracy on a federal level, you cant

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            Lol ok, I mean you have the ultra right and the right party. They are different, but the usa has a well defined external politic which doesn’t really change. So since I’m outside to me it looks almost like china

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              outside policy that doesnt change? literally every president has different external policy which is regulated by 100 changing members of the senate. what the fuck are you talking about.

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                  it’s almost like when youre a dictator you dont have checks amd balances to stop you and have much less recent predecessors to be compared to

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              literally the first line: ‘The People’s Republic of China is a one-party state ruled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).’ cope harder commie

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                  ‘…eight minor political parties subservient to the CCP exist.’ you were saying?

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            to me, usa seems so politically inflamed it might as well be 2 “one partys” fighting each other.

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      Why that last phrase? China being a dictatorship is true. And a large number of western democracies also are.