How China sees the U.S. today.

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   tsmogposted 2 years ago

   Prompted by an OP thread I explored authoritarianism and democracy this morning. One browser search top article in the serp was from The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China. The article written 3/20/23 is titled; The State of Democracy in the United States: 2022. Bear in mind if I found it anyone can worldwide. The table of contents is:
   
   https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjbxw/ … 44481.html
   
   Contents
   
   I. Preamble
   
   II. American democracy in chronic ills
   
   1. American democracy in further decline
   
   2. Political polarization intensified by partisan fights
   
   3. Money politics surged
   
   4. “Freedom of speech” in name only
   
   5. The judicial system blind to public opinion
   
   6. Americans increasingly disillusioned with American democracy
   
   III.  The United States’ imposition of “democracy” has caused chaos around the world
   
   1. Foreign policy held hostage by political polarization
   
   2. Inciting confrontation and conflict in the name of democracy
   
   3. Doubling down on unilateral sanctions
   
   4. Undermining democracy in international relations
   
   5. Foisting a trumped-up narrative of “democracy versus authoritarianism”
   
   It is somewhat of a lengthy read,  however interesting in the context of how we are viewed not only by another nation but by China. hmmm . . .
   
   What do you conclude if the time is taken to read it or skim it? Do they have it right from the perspective of being an observer? Or, is it propaganda on the world stage through the world wide web? Or, is it a combination of truths only requiring critical thought?
   
   Except for II American Democracy in chronic ills
   
   "The US refuses to acknowledge the many problems and institutional crises confronting its democracy at home and stubbornly claims to be the template and beacon of democracy for the world. Such imperiousness perpetuates the ills of its democracy and causes dire consequences for other countries."
   
   The first paragraph of that segment above for 1. American democracy in further decline is next:
   
   "The functioning of American democratic institutions may look as lively as a circus, with politicians of all stripes showing off themselves one after another. But however boisterous the show is, it cannot hide the lethargy in addressing the long-standing, grave problems. Le Monde points out that 2022 is a year of doubt for US democracy. A silent civil war has taken root in the US, and repairing damaged democracy requires a sense of nation and public interest, both of which are currently lacking. This is sad for a country that has long held itself up as a model. In 2022, the Swedish think tank International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance added the US to its “list of regressive democracies”."
   
   And, with 6. Americans increasingly disillusioned with American democracy of the same section comes:
   
   "Americans’ pride in their democracy has dropped sharply, from 90% in 2002 to 54% in 2022, according to a joint Washington Post-University of Maryland survey. A poll by the Public Policy Institute of California shows that Californian voters have widespread concern that American democracy is going off track, with 62% saying the country is headed in the wrong direction, 46% pessimistic about the prospect of Americans with different political views working together to resolve differences, and 52% dissatisfied with the current way American democracy works. According to a Quinnipiac University poll, 67% of respondents believe that American democracy is in danger of collapse, and 48% think there could be another Capitol riot in the United States. According to a Pew Center poll, 65% of Americans believe that the American democratic system needs major reforms, while 57% of respondents believe the United States is no longer a model of democracy. A UCLA study shows that the US government has been losing its ability to govern and its sense of democratic responsibility in recent years, and lacks effective measures to push forward large-scale reforms or address issues such as electoral justice and media fraud.

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   Kathryn L Hillposted 2 years ago

   Q.What is that YOU find interesting about this article.
   
   A."... interesting in the context of how we are viewed not only by another nation but by China."
   
   
   Q. What are the findings based on?
   
   A. a poll by the Public Policy Institute of California
       a Quinnipiac University poll
       a UCLA study
       a Pew Center poll
   
   Apparently, it is based on what we ourselves have revealed.
   
   
   Whether China or anyone else knows how we view ourselves is not the important thing to me. It is WHY we view ourselves this way and HOW it got to this point.

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      tsmogposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Great. Thanks for contributing. You said, "How we view ourselves". It is not about how we view ourselves, it is about how China views us. There is a difference. Using data from the U.S. polls/research only gives credence to their view in the context it is used.

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