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China has a long history of government by emperors and its society is structured according to family and clan groupings, or has been for a long time even if in more recent times that has changed a little.
Christianity arose in a society that was ruled by an emperor and had a history of kings as rulers. It was also a society based on tribes and extended family groupings. People lived in a community and dealt with matters as communities rather than as atomised individuals.
However, in contrast with China, western society, especially Anglo-Saxon society is far more individualistic nowadays, though a few centuries ago it was not so.
So, is China's approach to government as wicked as the media says it is; is democracy morally superior to CCP government, imperial government, or superior to autocratic government of various kinds?
This post is not an attempt to justify mistreatment of any groups in China or in any other nation. We can take as a given that mistreatment of people is morally bad.
Christianity arose in a society that was ruled by an emperor and had a history of kings as rulers. It was also a society based on tribes and extended family groupings. People lived in a community and dealt with matters as communities rather than as atomised individuals.
However, in contrast with China, western society, especially Anglo-Saxon society is far more individualistic nowadays, though a few centuries ago it was not so.
So, is China's approach to government as wicked as the media says it is; is democracy morally superior to CCP government, imperial government, or superior to autocratic government of various kinds?
This post is not an attempt to justify mistreatment of any groups in China or in any other nation. We can take as a given that mistreatment of people is morally bad.