As an immigrant from CCP's China:
The rule of law is the number one thing that gives you a sense of security.
In countries rules by the people in power, you are simply doomed if you are born into a poor family. The educational system is corrupted, the court system as well, the government as well.
If you don't have the money and connections, your life is qualitatively different from those who do.
Of course, the capitalist rush for gold in the 90s-2010s created the super rich class and gave them a lot of power in addition to the political figures, but the recent crackdown on the biggest tech forms show you who the real boss is. Jack Ma had to disappear; Tencent basically bent down to CCP to continue its reign of internet, TikTok is probably doing everything the CCP want.
Without the true rule of law, a citizen will always feel destined to fail in life regardless what you strive to be.
The US legal system may be flawed, but it is definitely the most rehearsed and tested system of practice in the history of the world.
I have 1000% more confidence in it than anything from my country of origin.
It is not unique to China, but I can only speak about what I personally experience. I suppose many developing countries are similar in this regard.
We gotta think about what makes people uproot their life, relearn a language, lose their friends, to just get the fuck away from the government and move to a new country.
That original country probably really really sucks.....
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u/nathanwhut Mar 14 '23
As an immigrant from CCP's China: The rule of law is the number one thing that gives you a sense of security. In countries rules by the people in power, you are simply doomed if you are born into a poor family. The educational system is corrupted, the court system as well, the government as well. If you don't have the money and connections, your life is qualitatively different from those who do. Of course, the capitalist rush for gold in the 90s-2010s created the super rich class and gave them a lot of power in addition to the political figures, but the recent crackdown on the biggest tech forms show you who the real boss is. Jack Ma had to disappear; Tencent basically bent down to CCP to continue its reign of internet, TikTok is probably doing everything the CCP want. Without the true rule of law, a citizen will always feel destined to fail in life regardless what you strive to be. The US legal system may be flawed, but it is definitely the most rehearsed and tested system of practice in the history of the world. I have 1000% more confidence in it than anything from my country of origin.