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no_joke · 10-28-2009, 04:07 PM

Being born-and-raised in Canada, I have always wondered about the feelings that people in China had about the Communist Party and the government.

Is there a perceptible amount of dissidence or malcontent in the general population (locals, not ex-pats or foreigners) against the Communist Party? How is the Party and the government in general perceived? Are people more apathetic (like most people in Canada) than proactive about the government? Do people feel repressed? Is there any "legacy" left from the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests or has money/modernization made people forget about all that jazz?

I have seen reports about unrest in Xinjiang and protests by farmers who have had their land taken away from them. But aside from this "extreme," how does the general population feel? Do people want change? And if so, do they feel powerless to do anything about it or do they take up action? Is there any desire or push towards a democratic system?

My questions are all over the place, but basically how does "Joe the Plumber" in China feel about the way the country and its people are governed? I have formed my own opinions about this subject and I don't want to turn your good thread idea into something political. I would like to know what you see as someone living there.

10-28-2009, 04:07 PM	#23
no_joke Backup Goalie Join Date: Jun 2007 Exp:	Political dissidence amongst Chinese? Being born-and-raised in Canada, I have always wondered about the feelings that people in China had about the Communist Party and the government. Is there a perceptible amount of dissidence or malcontent in the general population (locals, not ex-pats or foreigners) against the Communist Party? How is the Party and the government in general perceived? Are people more apathetic (like most people in Canada) than proactive about the government? Do people feel repressed? Is there any "legacy" left from the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests or has money/modernization made people forget about all that jazz? I have seen reports about unrest in Xinjiang and protests by farmers who have had their land taken away from them. But aside from this "extreme," how does the general population feel? Do people want change? And if so, do they feel powerless to do anything about it or do they take up action? Is there any desire or push towards a democratic system? My questions are all over the place, but basically how does "Joe the Plumber" in China feel about the way the country and its people are governed? I have formed my own opinions about this subject and I don't want to turn your good thread idea into something political. I would like to know what you see as someone living there.