@yogthos@mastodon.social of course not, can't take away from your personal experience

I know many Russians who consistently deplore the Communist regime; those who spent their entire life under it, are particularly against the USSR.

to draw a line under the debate, I have no doubt that China does a great many things better than the West. I suspect that there may be a Bismarck effect going on, where contradictions are being swept under the rug to the detriment of the political health of the country in the long term (see, Germany, Russia for historical precedents)

I'm ill informed and receiving propaganda from both sides so I agree that I have limited ability to make a call. But please don't imagine that China has circumvented the dangers of power and governance because *Communism* when historically it has such a poor track record.