"This Coffee Is Served With A Cloud Of "Cotton Candy", The Coffee Vapor Rises To Dissolve The "Cotton Candy" And The Cloud Begins To Rain With Sugar Over The Coffee. Coffee "Mellow" In Shanghai, China"
So you think your government is not authoritative and oppressie because you can vote once in a while?
it helps me always to look at tables like this one:
wikipedia: List_of_freedom_indices
to compare countries with regards to press freedom, level of democracy etc.