The despotic techniques that China has been improving over the last few decades have been aided by the assistance of Big Tech companies, and they work best against collectivist populations, which social media is cultivating here. There is a disgusting symbiosis between the West and China, where both sides are learning from the other how to be more effective tyrants.
Russia is a little more oldschool and mafioso-like. Since the soviet days I don't think anyone in Russia actually believes what the government says. Chinese are conditioned to not even think about it.
The despotic techniques that China has been improving over the last few decades have been aided by the assistance of Big Tech companies, and they work best against collectivist populations, which social media is cultivating here. There is a disgusting symbiosis between the West and China, where both sides are learning from the other how to be more effective tyrants.
Russia is a little more oldschool and mafioso-like. Since the soviet days I don't think anyone in Russia actually believes what the government says. Chinese are conditioned to not even think about it.
This is absolutely the case.