The following snippets are from the book The Party. The Secret World of China’s Communist Rulers (2010) by Richard McGregor:
The Party is like God. He is everywhere. You just can’t see him. -- A university professor in Beijing. Most totalitarian systems are like this. Although, the Soviet Union I think wasn’t so invisible.
The word ‘democracy’ is banned in web searches. This says it all.
The Party has substituted a kind of take-it-or-leave it compact with society. If you play by the Party’s rules, which means eschewing competitive politics, then you and your family can get on with your lives and maybe get rich. Maybe? Hmmm. Sounds kind of like the American Left.
The more senior an official is, the more difficult it is for the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection to gain approval to investigate them. To investigate a person, the Commission has to get permission from the person’s supervisor. So, if you’re the Chairman you have nothing to worry about. If you are a low level bureaucrat you are SOL unless your boss really likes you. This is the perfect system for corruption. Then again those in power find ways to protect themselves.
The Party could be unusually pro-business, as long as the state got a cut along the way. Got a cut along the way? Sounds like a shake-down. Something a criminal mob or gang would do.
The Party invited entrepreneurs to join it, while intimidating and jailing business leaders who fall foul of it. Real nice.
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