[blackhawkC17]

There should be a word for when someone picks the most extreme situation to prove their point.

Yes, the U.S., Europe, and all well-governed democracies aren't perfect, but they're much better than China in that regard.

A litmus test: U.S. and European citizens are free to challenge their leaders, e.g., the recent glut of anti-establishment parties garnering more votes in the EU. Some of these guys are loons, yet they're free to challenge the status quo because that's part of democracy.

Remind me where Xi Jinping and Putin's political opponents end up again? In jail or dead.