Comment by seydor
5 months ago
I think the main difference is, in liberal countries people depend on the media to manufacture consensuses, while China does not need anyone but the leader to create them. No society can survive without a certain degree of consensus
I believe it’s a mistake for liberal countries to rely on centralized content distribution platforms for consensus - that’s how you end up with consensus being for sale.
I would need to see an alternative before I can agree. There are other things tried on the margins, but so far none really seem better to me.
that's capitalism baby, look at sinclair broadcast group for example
Could be, I think the main point missing here is the independence of media from the state, wherever the place.
Don't the results of elections that are generally perceived to be fair give leaders a mandate that is accepted by most to do what they campaigned on?