• midribbon_action@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    13 hours ago

    Do you think that you specifically, as a worker, would have more power under totalitarian communism? Your voice and your opinions would be taken into account by the unaccountable leaders? Do you really think you would even be allowed to critique party policy?

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      13 hours ago

      unaccountable leaders

      I would simply not vote for a leader who I didn’t like.

      Your voice and your opinions would be taken into account

      The average Chinese or Cuban feels more represented than the average American, in Vietnam it seems like the more rural areas feel strongly represented, while the urban residents are more likely to feel they have no power and the whole system has become rotten.

      A few years ago, Cuba had a referendum on a new constitution. After years of local discussions, revisions, and more discussion, they came up with a document that most everyone agreed with, it passed with over 90% support.

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        The average Chinese or Cuban feels more represented than the average American

        Could you please cite a source? How much of that is toeing the party line so they don’t get asked out for tea?

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        13 hours ago

        That’s a great statistic, >90%. Shows up all over the place in communist literature. I’m sure it’s a sign of a well functioning democracy with diverse opinions represented.

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          13 hours ago

          If you think Cuba lied about the 85% turnout and 90% in favor vote, it should be trivial to disprove via statistics. Hell just ask 30 randos how they voted.

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            13 hours ago

            I didn’t say they lied. I implied it’s illegal for citizens to disagree. Putin also wins with similar percentages, and maybe there’s some fuckery, but our best evidence is that Putin is similarly extremely popular in capitalist totalitarian Russia.

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              You can just go to Cuba and ask them. Don’t book a flight from America or mention that you did or the US state department might cause problems, but its not like Russia.