re: #74 jvic
I agree that a burgeoning economy can be used to distract people from their lack of rights. That actually works a bit contrary to what you first asserted, though, your example with China.
Your assertion doesn’t appear to have any merit or support for it at all. I don’t see any linking between civil rights and economic growth. It sounds like something that’s more reassuring to tell ones self than having any bearing in reality.