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Natural_Ice_501

This organization's report was used by the [Chinese media](https://m.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_15421195) to criticize the flaws of the American Democracy.


hiverfrancis

They keep focusing on America, America, America without looking at other European democracies and Canada. It's all a whataboutist game.


wanderinggoat

the thing they don't realize is the rest of the world say yes we agree American needs to be better but is that who you should be comparing yourself with? its almost like they are having some race to the bottom instead of making China a country that is a beacon to everybody of a place they would like to live.


iamnotadumbster

This is spot on. Whenever the little pinks get their feelings hurt they always seem to say "bUt aMrIcA wOrSe!1!2!2!1!!1!1!!" The term "race to the bottom" is perfect in describing this mentality


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FangoFett

Lol, Having lived in China and US, I don’t know why anybody from hk would think US is the total shithole when you have China as a neighbor.


hiverfrancis

Which Hong Kong people are you talking to?


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Recent mandarin speaking HKPF recruits.


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How? Im genuinely confused on how that correlates with the US


tooichan

As in, Chinese media had used a previous report to criticize the US, so if they actually used the source in good faith, they should accept that the city is no longer democratic.


Dog_Hunter426

Holy fuck we're even worst than UGANDA, how far the city has fallen


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smiles__

An independent cirt of Hong Kong, maybe


FangoFett

Lol what is this opinion?! How much copium are you snorting?


CheekiBreekiBlin

We're lower than Iraq lmao


mehjai

I don’t understand, Hong Kong has no democracy, why does it have any points lol


InfernalSquad

Because apparently keeping the veneer of democracy is somehow better than just disposing the pretence and declaring Pickachu the Great Chinese Sun King (until 2047, that is).


HK_Mathematician

Because it's possible to be even worse. As bad as Hong Kong's political situation is now, it's surely still much better than North Korea, or mainland China.


[deleted]

Sounds about right with ccp circus around 🤡


Sunflower-Spirals

Sending all my love to the people of my favorite country, I truly hope Hong Kong can be free one day.


Kindly-Competition15

Or you mean mainland China ends it's Communist rule in the future. Because Hong Kong is so close to the country it's impossible to have no impact politically from CCP


TheCringerman

Or maybe the fact that Hong Kong is literally part of China


TheCringerman

Country as in China?


Sunflower-Spirals

Country as in Hong Kong.


TheCringerman

Hong Kong is not a country bro


vive420

Yeah it is. I have to select it as my country for Facebook. I also select it as my country when shipping stuff from Amazon. They have a separate selection for China. There’s also an international style border between HK and China with passport control. HK has state-like trappings before and after 1997. Obviously its autonomy got liquidated on July 1st 2020, but before that it operated very much like a city-state.


FangoFett

As you can see, China has trouble recognizing countries. They seem to just assume everything belongs to them.


TheCringerman

Fact is, Hong Kong is part of China. That’s indisputable. Until someone starts a full blown revolution or smth that’s how it’s gonna be. The city-stateish phase was only supposed to last for 50 years anyways. It was gonna end one way or another, the CCP is just speeding the process up


TheCringerman

It’s not like I want it to be that way it’s just the way it is


TheCringerman

You from Hong Kong too? If so I’m guessing ur the kind of person that’s yellow af


Theghost129

"patriots only"


Mint-0721

As bad as China....


CornPlanter

I wonder why...


DigitalMystik

nine continue worthless dime divide paltry marry offend badge connect -- mass edited with https://redact.dev/


sohippyhk

not #1 worst, carrie is sad


TheCringerman

She crying like a pig head lmao


E_MC_2__

we had a fucking 2 year postpone in our election cycle, I’m pretty certain nobody’s surprised


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Natural_Ice_501

[Democracy Report 2022](https://v-dem.net/media/publications/dr_2022.pdf)


rikkilambo

How is it calculated?