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      9 months ago

      The joke relied on the fact that China isn’t a democracy not because they don’t have primaries but because they have a “president for life” (otherwise known as a dictator) and their elections are largely ornamental and orchestrated by the CCP.

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          9 months ago

          By this logic US instated “democracies” like in Haiti are also true democracies, right? Or does it actually matter if the people have any sort of say?