We understand perfectly, we just think it's bullshit. All of the countries that are consistently ranked as providing the best quality of life for their citizens share a suite of features, none of which are communism. No amount of condescension on your part will change this.
China is responsible for 75% of poverty reduction, Cuba has a longer life expectancy than the US, chinas median wage is now higher than some european countries, and it is only growing, women in gdr had more orgasms than women in the west, and the current "quality of life" in capitalist countries is only sustained due to exploitation of the third world - not to mention the fact that while these same countries have enough food and housing their peoples are still starving and homeless.
Good. I appreciate the lack of condescension. I still think you are wrongheaded in your analysis, but I am happy to cordially disagree with you while not infantilizing your arguments.
As for China, I think what's notable is that it was able to use command capitalism to achieve its admittedly phenomenal economic success specifically on the back of capitalism.
But now China is facing demographic collapse together with a collapse of its real estate market.
It's in the rest of the world's interest to mitigate China's coming economic difficulties as much as we can, but there's only so much we can do for an economy built on a house of cards.
Mark my words; China is in deep shit economically, and it will be a huge deal in the coming years.
Eh, China has been collapsing or about to collapse since the 60's. I'll believe it when I see it. Meanwhile the US isn't doing so hot, which we can actually observe without the need to make the financial troubles of one part of one sector in one region into some sort of sign of an oncoming apocalypse.
Regarding making use of capitalism: Yeah, that's what dengism is all about. Capitalism has its uses, we've just outgrown it.
you completely made up the link in reasoning that the "countries provide ... for their citizens". how does a country provide quality of life? you took a correlation and filled in the blank on causation, that it's purely caused by domestic government systems. not geographical, geopolitical, historical, material realities. the "suite of features" shared by these countries is more than just the ones you wanna focus on and ignore all the rest.
hmmmmm, isnt kind of curious how every country in the top ten list for highest home ownership rate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_home_ownership_rate) is either communist or a previously communist nation?
Libs talking about stuff they obviously don't understand? Check.
An incredibly high number of comments politely explaining things? Check.
Libs being snarky and then being surprised when they get the same uncivil attitude right back? Check.
Uh yeah it's hexbear time
no more half measures walter
what are we? some kinda suicide squad?
We understand perfectly, we just think it's bullshit. All of the countries that are consistently ranked as providing the best quality of life for their citizens share a suite of features, none of which are communism. No amount of condescension on your part will change this.
China is responsible for 75% of poverty reduction, Cuba has a longer life expectancy than the US, chinas median wage is now higher than some european countries, and it is only growing, women in gdr had more orgasms than women in the west, and the current "quality of life" in capitalist countries is only sustained due to exploitation of the third world - not to mention the fact that while these same countries have enough food and housing their peoples are still starving and homeless.
There you go, no condescension necessary.
Good. I appreciate the lack of condescension. I still think you are wrongheaded in your analysis, but I am happy to cordially disagree with you while not infantilizing your arguments.
As for China, I think what's notable is that it was able to use command capitalism to achieve its admittedly phenomenal economic success specifically on the back of capitalism.
But now China is facing demographic collapse together with a collapse of its real estate market.
It's in the rest of the world's interest to mitigate China's coming economic difficulties as much as we can, but there's only so much we can do for an economy built on a house of cards.
Mark my words; China is in deep shit economically, and it will be a huge deal in the coming years.
Eh, China has been collapsing or about to collapse since the 60's. I'll believe it when I see it. Meanwhile the US isn't doing so hot, which we can actually observe without the need to make the financial troubles of one part of one sector in one region into some sort of sign of an oncoming apocalypse.
Regarding making use of capitalism: Yeah, that's what dengism is all about. Capitalism has its uses, we've just outgrown it.
you completely made up the link in reasoning that the "countries provide ... for their citizens". how does a country provide quality of life? you took a correlation and filled in the blank on causation, that it's purely caused by domestic government systems. not geographical, geopolitical, historical, material realities. the "suite of features" shared by these countries is more than just the ones you wanna focus on and ignore all the rest.
Yeah, sure I did. You are a liar and an intellectual coward.
-@BigNote@lemm.ee, 2023
one of the features rich capitalist countries share is extracting trillions of dollars out of poorer countries every year lol
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It's funny you say that considering
That's another one of your comments lol
And your point is?
hmmmmm, isnt kind of curious how every country in the top ten list for highest home ownership rate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_home_ownership_rate) is either communist or a previously communist nation?