At least I offered facts to back up my opinion. You offer none. If you think the average Chinese person isn't freer today than under Mao, it's you that is ignorant of exactly how oppressive things were then. Arguing that China is the same as it was is like saying it's the same as North Korea. It isn't.
Other posters did addressed your lack of historical knowledge.
e.g. “ If you think the average Chinese person isn’t freer today than under Mao”. Is a nonsensical response on your part, a straw man at best if it even reaches that level.
No one did, nor would, argue against that.
When did the CCP take over China?
When was the Great Leap Forward?
When was the Cultural Revolution?
When was Kissinger's first secret trip?
When was Nixon's visit?
When did Mao (毛) die?
When did the Cultural Revolution end?
When was Democracy Wall?
When did Deng (邓) consolidate his power?
When was Wei Jing-sheng (魏京生) first imprisoned?
When did the US formally recognize the PRC and break diplomatic relations with Taiwan?
When was the TianAnMen Square massacre?
When was the Chinese Democracy Party founded?
When were the founders of the Chinese Democracy Party imprisoned?
When did persecution of FaLunGong begin?
One other important question to add is
When did Deng say it doesn’t matter if a cat is white or black as long as it can catch mice?
And I think adding the question is appropriate
When was the One Child Policy, and associated forced abortion enforcement, established?