Harm reduction in critical support of China over the US is the same as arguing in favor of Biden over Trump. Both can be shit, and you don’t have to support either.
Biden will quite possibly be worse than Trump. At least Trump is incompetent and isolationist.
A better comparison is support for Sanders. If he won, he was going to give some better healthcare, but leave the substantial bulk of US institutions untouched, especially its foreign policy. But he was still unquestionably better than any of the alternatives, and would have taken the world in a positive direction.
Realistically, do you know what happens if the CPC falls? First up, its entire state sector will be acquired by high ranking cadre in the party and by foreigner capital, like in Russia. It’ll then see quality of life plummet, like in Russia. It’ll then have the only remaining power base as the intelligence services and military, like in Russia. It’ll then, after a few decades, be back with a vengeance, an oligarchy, and no more ideology than a nationalist desire for resurgence.
You know the ‘repression’ in Hong Kong? If the mainland hawks had their way, the PLA would have rolled in the tanks months ago.
You know Xinjiang? If the hardliners had their way, Islam would be eradicated.
There is no feasible ‘more left’ option for China. So as we enter into a period where global fascism is resurgent, let’s not root for the destruction of one of the few substantial socialist projects still in existence. I guarantee you, whatever comes next will be worse.
Biden will quite possibly be worse than Trump. At least Trump is incompetent and isolationist.
A better comparison is support for Sanders. If he won, he was going to give some better healthcare, but leave the substantial bulk of US institutions untouched, especially its foreign policy. But he was still unquestionably better than any of the alternatives, and would have taken the world in a positive direction.
Realistically, do you know what happens if the CPC falls? First up, its entire state sector will be acquired by high ranking cadre in the party and by foreigner capital, like in Russia. It’ll then see quality of life plummet, like in Russia. It’ll then have the only remaining power base as the intelligence services and military, like in Russia. It’ll then, after a few decades, be back with a vengeance, an oligarchy, and no more ideology than a nationalist desire for resurgence.
You know the ‘repression’ in Hong Kong? If the mainland hawks had their way, the PLA would have rolled in the tanks months ago.
You know Xinjiang? If the hardliners had their way, Islam would be eradicated.
There is no feasible ‘more left’ option for China. So as we enter into a period where global fascism is resurgent, let’s not root for the destruction of one of the few substantial socialist projects still in existence. I guarantee you, whatever comes next will be worse.