The central government needs to get a grip

The Chinese Central Government are a bunch of fucking idiots and morons. The social contract of: we will give you peace and prosperity in return for your unquestioning obedience, is really screwed up.

If you were into true Communism, you would let the people really have a voice as to how their country is run. The concept of "Socialism, Chinese style" isn't working because it contradicts the spirit in which Mao Zedong and his followers initially created when the People's Republic was founded.

There is no equality. Liberty doesn't exist. Dissent is squashed by any means necessary. But does the Central Government realise that? I'm sure they are all aware of what is wrong, however, most are powerless to do anything about it. It's the Confucian concept of social order in place: do not critise your elders/superiors, do not speak your mind out loud, know your place, and do what you can to save face.

I applaud those who dare defy the Central Government, even at great personal peril, as they are serving the important role of being painful reminders to those in power, that all is still not great in the land governed by the People.

It would be interesting to see how China devellops in the rest of my lifetime. It seems that like any great civilisation, they are destined for a fall. It's what they do or don't do, that will make the fall fascinating to watch. After all, the Chinese traded one form of dictatorship for another. I predict that the people, in true revolutionary spirit, will ultimately rise up and demand a better government and therefore a better life. Or it would be interesting to see that Tibet, Outer Mongolia, Hong Kong and Xinjiang break away from the rest of the republic, asserting their right to self-determination. This time with the world actively supporting them and cheering them on.

Who the hell knows.... But the Central Government needs to get a clue, and fast.


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