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Originally Posted by zhangmingzhao
smallpox, I think I understand your point now. You seemed to say that if you have a fair election and the individual freedom, you will sovle all the problems. Can you tell me why would US need a civil war some 140 years ago? Wouldn't allow everyone freedom and a fair election solve it all? Why wasting 500,000 souls?
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I didn't say it'd solve all problems, but it'll solve many and legitimize the Chinese government. There's nothing wrong with keeping your government accountable.
I don't know why people keep coming up with comparisons with other countries. They don't affect me at all as I am against all nationalism, even American nationalism. It's not like I have ever used the American model as, well, a model for anything. Lincoln was anything but democratic, he was border line authoritarian at best - and see what happened without elections? Remember, it's not because America did it, that I support it.