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by John23832 121 days ago
Because the vast number of people already live under some variation of authoritarianism.
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Comparatively few people live under worse authoritarianism than the one in China. Definitely not enough to form a talent pool that would make any dent in whatever China already has. Especially when you factor in education quality.
OP said most people live under some form of authoritarianism, not a worse form than China's.