• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    This is unironically one of the advantages of centralized, authoritarian and undemocratic government

    Policy that benefits the plurality at the demands of the working class are centralized, authoritarian, and undemocratic?

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      4 hours ago

      Policies that are implemented through centralized, authoritarian, and undemocratic means can benefit the plurality, and can be more easily implemented when desired by the ruling class.

      This is a very different claim from the one you’re trying to see.

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        1 hour ago

        Policies that are implemented through centralized, authoritarian, and undemocratic means can benefit the plurality

        You’re describing a technocracy, which claims benefits on paper to defend policy that is generally unpopular and requires enormous policing to impose.

        But Chinese policies are broadly popular and well received.