Comment by aaronbrethorst
9 hours ago
'Look, democratic centralism has the word democratic right there in it. How can it NOT be democratic?'
9 hours ago
'Look, democratic centralism has the word democratic right there in it. How can it NOT be democratic?'
In China the participatory model works and citizens overwhelmingly approve of the outcomes (when it comes to domestic policy).
In US, which is a liberal democracy, you have outcomes like 20% satisfaction with Congress, yet >90% incumbent reelection rates.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_stagnation_in_th...
I'm not saying everything is good and democratic in China and bad in the US, but the answer is a bit more nuanced than some people here like to think.