Many countries include ‘Democratic’ or ‘People’s’ in their names, even though they are not democratic and do not serve their people. Examples: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Lao People’s Democratic Republic People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria Democratic Republic of the Congo And German Democratic Republic (East Side) in 1949–1990. None of these states are democratic, power and wealth are concentrated in the hands of a small ruling elite. Who are they fooling with these names?
It’s benevolent only if you worked along with it and work very hard, didn’t criticise it, and didn’t let it lose face. But to my impression, the forumverse, at least in Lemmy, people has idealised China. Although the grass is greener only because it’s on the other side.