21st October, 2011, a man set himself on fire in Tiananmen Square To protest against China's communist justice system.
I think that at that time, not everyone was happy with the way China was being ruled. Although communism provides efficiency ( eg. China doesn't have to go through votes among hundreds of senators-when the government wants to get something done, it gets done ) , it also has its drawbacks. It has come to the point that majority of the Chinese support this system, that the minority are neglected so much so that this man has to risk his own life in order to draw attention to their plight. It really is a tragic thing to hear.
The Chinese government should constantly look into every aspect of their people's lives and identify who are those feeling upset and dissatisfied with the system. I think this man was directly insulting the system as he carried out his self-immolation in Tiananmen Square which was the heart and symbol of a Communist China. Maybe China has to change its traditional ways. In the past, China was split into dynasties along history timeline. Since the beginning, it has been a communist country and was still carrying out this political tradition in the modern world.
So guys, we can all get something out of this interesting event in China. Communism does not come as a flawless government system. Everything is up to the government and the people's voices are not represented. Sooner or later, it would end up being corrupted. That's when the government has to step in and do something about it. Seek the thoughts of the people. After all, where would they be if they didn't have followers? The government should be for the people, of the people and by the people.
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