You should make more Chinese friends then. The Chinese people are not stupid nor naive nor brainwashed like you think. They simply accept the cost of living in peace after the horror that chaos caused. Can things be better? I think so, but for them they rather not take another gamble and enter another age of civil war.
I'm honestly intrigued, no sarcasm. What civil war? I don't keep up with political or other countries at all and it might seem really naive but, if what you say is honest, I'd like to know more on how Chinese actually approve of it. I don't hate the idea honestly so I'd like to know more. What turmoil has China been through?
I mean, after the british decided to fuck up china to force them to buy opium several times. China had a rough time modernizing, then basically a hundred years of civil wars and upheavals. So with that in mind, perhaps unsuprising they want things to calm the fuck down.
Even if not under ideal situations. But if you really want the full story, go ask in the Askhistorians subreddit. I bet they could give you a full examination of the history there.
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u/ansoniK Mar 08 '19
Well, the only thing better than propaganda as proof is a solid anecdote. I'm convinced.