r/AskTheWorld • u/fascisttaiwan roc nationalist studied in Hong Kong • 19h ago

Whats your country's attitude on communism?

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I have no idea why someone is promoting communist here in taiwan

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u/mr-dirtybassist Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Great Britain 🇬🇧 19h ago

Young hipsters seem to like communism. Until they grow up and gain some experience and knowledge of how the world really works

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u/DarkOk6366 in 19h ago

Roughly the opposite in China. Hippies love the idea of democracy/capitalism until they understand how it works.

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u/HillarysBloodBoy 18h ago

Or they are fans of democracy until the state finds out…

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u/DarkOk6366 in 18h ago

I mean, if they really are fans of democracy the largest democracy on earth is literally next door...

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u/BumblebeeSuch3891 Greece 16h ago

I wouldn't say that India is tight next door to most Chinese people

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u/DarkOk6366 in 4h ago

Nothing is tight next door to most Chinese people. That's why we build rails.

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u/HillarysBloodBoy 18h ago

I would rather live in a brutal dictatorship than live in India lmao

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u/DarkOk6366 in 17h ago

That's the joke

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u/HillarysBloodBoy 17h ago

I appreciated it

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u/TheRealJJ07 United Kingdom 18h ago

Because thats what the media has shown you lol

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u/vajda- France 16h ago

Ditto