China: America Is ‘the Laughingstock of Democracy’Frances Martel 4 Nov 2021
China’s Global Times, a government-run propaganda newspaper, mocked America as “the laughingstock of democracy” on Wednesday and warned U.S. elites were the world’s “biggest threat to democracy.”
In reality, a Freedom House study published this year found China was single-handed causing a global decline in freedom and respect for human rights through its outsized economic and diplomatic influence.
The Global Times article did not address China’s role on the world stage as a prominent enemy of democracy. It instead focused on the results of a global poll published by the Pew Research Center this week that found a decline in the number of Americans who considered their country a good political role model. Foreigners also appeared to agree in the nations surveyed.
“Few believe U.S. democracy, at least in its current state, serves as a good model for other nations. A median of just 17 percent say democracy in the U.S. is a good example for others to follow,” Pew noted, “while 57 percent think it used to be a good example but has not been in recent years.”
“Americans largely share the view that their democracy is no longer a model: 72 percent say U.S. democracy used to be a good example for others to follow but has not been recently,” the study continued.
The study also found that American popular culture and entertainment still receive near-universal praise, suggesting that outsiders see American politics as separate from its culture and generally like the latter. The Global Times did not mention this part of the study.
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