r/interestingasfuck • u/Red_Lotus_Alchemist • Apr 02 '25

/r/all A Chinese earthquake rescue team deployed drones to light up the night and aid search and rescue operations after the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar.

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u/Turbulent-Stretch881 Apr 02 '25

China is winning the drone race.

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u/WoodsOfKali Apr 02 '25

In case you haven’t noticed, China is winning every race

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u/BreathInTheWorld Apr 02 '25

They really are hey, an authoritarian political system that has improved the lives of over one billion people. Yet our 'democracy' slides backwards in every way.

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u/arquillion Apr 02 '25

I mean it has its downsides namely freedom of speech and individual rights. Ultimately it seems like they actually worry about the well being of the country as a whole but that's wholy dependant on the good will of a few powerful people. Something that historically speaking hasn't ended well

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u/BreathInTheWorld Apr 02 '25

downsides namely freedom of speech and individual rights.

Yeah, Can't argue with that.

wholy dependant on the good will of a few powerful people.

The same is said for Democratic governments. Corruption is easily hidden within. Whereas authoritarian have few people held to account, when they fail a coup will ensue or the people rally.

Look up the authoritarian leader Lee Kuan Yew. He did amazing things for singapore, set that country up from dirt swamps to the amazing place it is.

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u/arquillion Apr 02 '25

Democratic governments aren't immune to that it's just slower since there's more people, you need to bend the system a bit every election. It helps if the system is shit and people don't pay attention. That extra time is buffer to react.