While Tocqueville had begun to worry about the tyranny of the majority in democracy, in China, the tyranny of the minority was still “naturally justified”.
The reason is simple: “freedom” has always been an unfamiliar concept in Chinese political thought.
It is no exaggeration to say that individualism is completely foreign to traditional Chinese culture.
Chinese people do not value individual judgment and are more accustomed to group thinking. They regard “what others say” as more important than “what they think”.