[jacobkranz]

This is pedantic but seeing as the other comment is joking about his appearance then I do want to say that China is civilized. To say it's china vs. civilized is wrong at best and helps dehumanize billion plus people at worst by implying they're not civilized yet we inherently are. I do agree with you on your point overall though.

[Alupis]

The comment you are responding to seems to explicitly be speaking to the actions of the Chinese Communist Party, not the people of China in general.

A people and their government can, and often are, decoupled when it comes to authoritarian regimes such as the CCP.