They're wildly different places, governmented by entirely different systems. But American plutocrats hate them, so we all get an endless earful about how they're nations run by savages.

all of the countries you described are horrible

Stop getting your political views from a bunch of sweatshop dancers doing magical realism interpretive dance for the Falun Gong cult.

[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Stop getting your views from dictatorial governments with human rights violations within the last five years and zero press freedom outside of state media.

Thank fuck you didn't put North Korea on a pedestal.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

Stop getting your views from dictatorial governments with human rights violations within the last five years

My brother in Christ, what primary school did you think you went to?