• Elyssius [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Just waiting, regardless of the outcome of this, for some radlib to explain to me why this is proof that China isn't actually socialist because they should've just hit the big red "establish communism" button

    • a_jug_of_marx_piss [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I just think China should focus on what is important, making me happy. They just have to immediately establish communism without using any authoritarian means and also not kill anyone and do it well enough that the western media has no choice but to tell me how well they are doing. Is that too much to ask?!

      • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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        4 years ago

        China: Brings 100M people out of poverty over the course of a generation

        US Media: "Praise Capitalism! It has ended global poverty! Boo China! It is exploiting its residents for cheap labor!"

        China: Rapid industrialization and modernization campaign turns it into a global superpower

        US Media: "Praise Neoliberal Globalist Trade Policy! Behold the market efficiencies yielded by free trade and laisse-faire economics! Boo China for emitting so much green house gas! Boo China for producing so much industrial waste! Boo China for acquiring technology and professional training from Western businesses! Boo China for sending workers abroad to develop business in Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia!"

        China: Combats Islamic Extremism without launching a bloody invasion and engaging in a multi-decade long campaign of bombings, assassinations, and torture prisons

        US Media: "Praise the Global War On Terror! We have brought enlightenment and democracy to the Middle East! Boo China for terrorizing Xinjiang! Boo China for Islamophobia! Boo China for mass incarceration!"

        American Leftist: "I just can't get over the impression that China Man Bad"

        Like, I can't blame you. We're neck deep in Sinophobia, Orientalism, and Pentagon propaganda. But, at a certain point, you need to turn your skepticism towards the people we know are consistently lying to us.

    • VYKNIGHT [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Literally saw an ultra on twitter wet their pants because China will still have private property after this move