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Let's take it even further then,

Government doesn't want X to happen against its interests, and thus implements measure Y to counter-act it.

Now all governments and governmental actions are the same.

Also, people in Eastern Germany could vote, that didn't help a lot. I am not sure if dictatorship is the proper term when it's actually a one-party state / oligarchy, though.

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There is a conservative wing and a progressive wing to the CCP... much like there is a Republican party and a democratic party. one party state is techniquely true, but in reality it plays out much like a 2 party system.

Government is oligarchical by nature. i would not rank the US much better than china in that regard.

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