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> but quality of life in India is much much better than quality of life in China

Just no.

> People in India have access to full Internet

Internet penetration in India is 25% compared to China's 71%. I suspect most people would take censored internet over no internet[0].

> have access to real Democracy

I suspect this is one of those hierarchy of needs things. India. India has 21% of its population living on under $1.90 a day, where China has 0.7% the same. Perhaps they can eat their ballot papers?[1]

> have freedom of speech, live free life, aren't afraid to speak their mind

Really though? "[India] ranks poorly at 138th rank out of 180 listed countries in the Press Freedom Index 2018 released by Reporters Without Borders (RWB)". That's _terrible_ for a supposed Democracy, even if China is worse. At least their censorship is out in the open...[2]

> minorities are not being thrown in concentration camps

No, they're just being killed with mob violence instead[3][4]

> Sure, they may not have as many life's luxuries, but I think most people will take a free-er life than a gilded prison.

I think you've not met many hungry people.

[0] http://www.pewglobal.org/2018/06/19/social-media-use-continu...

[1] https://ourworldindata.org/extreme-poverty

[2] https://rsf.org/en/ranking/2018

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_violence_in_India#Mo...

[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste-related_violence_in_Indi...



Most people would take Full Internet. That is why almost all other countries have the full internet.




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