Government by decree --- the epitome of fascism --- and by trial and error. Mostly error.

And China's authoritarian governance would be mostly by trial ? :)

Snark aside, I am trying to engage in good faith to your comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43794764

Credible reports on the ground say that patent litigation in China (at least in some core cities) are now more efficient than in California.

So far, it's not so easy to see if China has indeed been successfully apeing California, just like Mr. Thiel hoped.

Patent litigation in China is mostly just a ruse designed for Western consumption. Any awards are limited by law to paltry amounts.

If China really wanted American style patent dysfunction, they would be mimicking courts in Texas, not CA.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/08/why-patent-troll...

That's great news, hopefully it doesn't get reversed again in a few days. What an absolute clown show of a government. If we can claw our way out of this fascism there needs to be a real reckoning. Truth and goodness can not flourish without justice.