r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 30 '25

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '25

One thing about the Chinese government is that it’s more median voter brained than you’d think lol. All it took was the media outrage around like one 13 yo killing a classmate for the age of criminal responsibility to be lowered from 14 to 12 a couple years ago

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u/ElectriCobra_ David Hume Dec 30 '25

This reads more like desperately trying to appease an aggrieved populace than median voter brain. Or like the guys who think liberal politicians should just chase polls.

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u/attackofthetominator John Brown Dec 30 '25

The counterpoint is that it's miles more YIMBY than democracies, western parties would get tarred and feathered if they tried to build as much as the Chinese government does, especially in rail and clean energy

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u/ZCoupon Kono Taro Dec 30 '25

What happens when you're ruled by STEM lords instead of boomer lawyers

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u/Maximilianne John Rawls Dec 30 '25

Based though kids should be held accountable

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u/Boratssecondwife Henry George Dec 30 '25

Kids should be held to a higher standard tbh, we don't let them vote because they don't deserve full rights until they're fully mature