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I'm beginning to think a military coup might be on the table in the future.

—Chris

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Old Jarhead

A true democracy can be terrible for minorities, that's why the US chose a Republic with democracy embedded in it. I wish China well but I don't see it going 'quietly in the night' like some people seem to think will happen. It will be awful, and bloody, but I at least hope it is successful.

Yop

Your thoughts are very interesting, and I apologise for my ignorance. Would you be willing to explain how a republic works and how it is (standalone) different from a democracy (as the democracy may or may not be embedded)?

Yop

Thank you for having answered my question, Chris & Team. I'll follow up on the book recommendation. For me; I think China can get its democratic revolution if it would be internationally unlawful to have economic trade with nations that violate human rights (++and are not in the possession of a functioning democracy). Of course, we are all aware of NATO's human rights watch having recently checked Xinjian for human rights violations, and told the world everything is just fine.

Tony Chopkoski

Hey, let's all go to the movies and see what the Chinese are seeing! Well, gosh darn, ain't none of them western movies about whatever, just them Chinese movies being seen in China, not the slightest dribble to stain the purity of the CCP. (Per latest data.) Shit, there goes Democracy down the drain, cause even little trifles that reek of the Big D (Democracy) are not coming alive on the Chinese silver screen. Just bloodshot red, from all the stolen organs. The Chinese don't have a silver screen cause you know all the red in their flag? That counts for all the dead they have left behind! The whole country is a "red flag".

Old Jarhead

Hard to explain but this description may help. By definition, a republic is a representative form of government that is ruled according to a charter, or constitution, and a democracy is a government that is ruled according to the will of the majority. Although these forms of government are often confused, they are quite different. The main difference between a republic and a democracy is the charter or constitution that limits power in a republic, often to protect the individual's rights against the desires of the majority. If you are confused about what we have here in America,... it's a Republic. " I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the R E P U B L I C for which it stands. Anytime the government decides it is necessary or desirable to test the boundaries of a constitutional right it should only be done with caution and with great respect for those constitutional boundaries. Further, it should only be done if the benefit to be gained is so great and certain that it far outweighs the damage done by the constriction of individual liberty. While many of the provisions of the new laws have surface appeal, it is far from certain that all, or even many, of them, will have any significant effect in reducing gun violence, which is the presumed goal of all of us.

Friedrich Bieling

It seems corruption is the bane of all armies under a dictator. A young person in China once told me. Nobody joins the army because he/she wants to fight. Fighting is the farthest possible from their mind. You join the army to have a comfortable and corruption protected job.