Godric@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 17 hours agoAbsolutely nothing happened June 1989lemmy.worldimagemessage-square118fedilinkarrow-up1706arrow-down141file-text
arrow-up1665arrow-down1imageAbsolutely nothing happened June 1989lemmy.worldGodric@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 17 hours agomessage-square118fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarelugal@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 hours agoDo you agree with this implication or did you just explain it to me? Because I would never equate the actions of the government of a nation state with the people who happen to live there
minus-squarealcoholicorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·4 hours agoI would if the people overwhelmingly support that action, yes.
minus-squarealcoholicorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·3 hours agoYes, hence why the CPC has overwhelming support. When they don’t do what the people want, you get protests and elected officials getting unelected.
Do you agree with this implication or did you just explain it to me? Because I would never equate the actions of the government of a nation state with the people who happen to live there
I would if the people overwhelmingly support that action, yes.
Well, do they ever?
Yes, hence why the CPC has overwhelming support. When they don’t do what the people want, you get protests and elected officials getting unelected.
Protests like in Tiananmen Square?