This could be an interesting thing we can discuss between ourselves, our views. Actually.
Of course, in no way we are going to convince each other that one is better than the other because at the end of the day.
They're all one and the same in different shapes and form.
Although I wouldn't wanna drag it any longer than this reply, given its 3AM and i'm tired as hell. Lol
I won't call you a hypocrite but you are contradicting yourself.
The CCP is just a atheist clergy although filled with intelligent people. Actually, one can say that they're worse than a religious clergy since they offer no form of freedoms, have mass surveillance installed & also have Xi Jinping whose almost a dictator by now.
Starting with this, You are right.
They are one and the same in different form.
While a religious clergy is more or less caters with a view of the population which obviously, seem to be more acceptable in your view than from a minority that the people will not accept. (I'm correct on this part, yes?)
But what I think is that the middle ground for the CCP is that they are not religious at all, so they are more or less neutral in front of the varying views and spiritual ideologies that people may have.
Both are better depending on where it is applied but in case of China, CCP is fine. The centralized system is very effective and has promoted growth over the years.
Modern China is the result of Mao's China.
Be that as it may, but the present is not the past.
Just like Jinnah's Pakistan is not the modern Pakistan.
There is still the Uyghur issue. Many minorities have been persecuted in "Modern China"....have you heard of the Falun Gong?
Most of the Uyghur issue right now is only triumphed by the west whenever the foreign politics allows it to do so to gain some sort of a political edge, I believe.
So whatever nowadays comes in, is hardly believable.
As for the Falun Gong, I did read about it a few years back, but I don't exactly remember the political situation it was in with the govt then.
The most I can muster up is that the T-Square
massacre that the west has always made synonyms with China to always gain some sort of sympathy against them.
That's the most legitimate thing I can pull up.
everything else, regarding the current controversies of organ harvest, reeducation schools, etc are too hard to believe. Mainly because the only time they are brought up when theres a political confrontation with China.
Well, all in all, the Uyghur region is heavily developed now, both in society and infrastructure.
Of course, the religion is ones personal matter there still. (As it should be)
(Do note that the opponent here I'm mentioning is the US
mainly, following its closely allied states)
Anyway, that about the Falun Gang.
Anything that puts up a heated confrontation with the state is usually always met with stiff resistance, obviously.
Not that I blame them, as it tends to hamper the unity both within the state and the govt.
I don't blame either side when it comes to those moments.
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I will not apply this PoV to the HK Protests though, I have a differing mindset currently regarding this particular one)
Going back to the religious clergy, your pov is distorted by those that assert authority through the misuse of Islam.
In a proper Islamic Republic, that doesn't happen. Look at the start of Islamic History, the Rashidun Caliphates. Weren't they an epitome of human governance??
Distorted yes, but its mainly because of how the society in Pakistan is.
So, you can't blame me for taking it too personally there.
I am an ousted minority, if anything.
Nordic and many Western governments have taken ideas from the Rashidun Caliphates, as you know or should look into.
They are a mix of many socio-economic ideals.
And I really like them for that, really a role model.
And one more thing about why I don't like the American liberal system is because of the huge disparity that forms between the classes of society.
I think a good example right now is Chile.
Those people have gone mad mainly because of the wealth gap and the cost of living.
but then again, when you talk of systems and stuff.
Theres really so much to it that you can or can not like each and every bit of every system.
So why not take the parts you like and form that?
There is a huge bombardment of propaganda in the Western media about the HK incidents. But if you ask my personal opinion, the current state of HK is a symbol of British occupation. Even in the discourse of HK protests, we see the reflections of this. The Chinese state should reclaim the autonomous status of the region without bow down to international pressures.
Exactly how it is!
I've stopped believing anything about China from the western perspective since its mostly just hate-mongering propaganda that aims to only make you hate it.
China needs to handle this carefully.