The disastrous implications of lifting Zero-COVID in China
www.wsws.org
The objective laws of viral transmission mean that any shift away from a Zero-COVID elimination strategy carries with it the potential for the situation to quickly spiral out of control.

(note: while WSWS (trot site) uses CCP instead of CPC, they generally have good takes on China and support China against US imperialism)

(note: to clarify, this article is in support of Zero-COVID and sees the lifting of the policy as a grave mistake)

(note: i do not necessarily support all the shit wsws says i am not a fucking trot)

  • DengXixian [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    perhaps if the best source you could find with this opinion, then it would be worth reevaluating your opinion

    • VenetianMask [any]
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      2 years ago

      "well maybe if you share your opinion with someone stupid your opinion is stupid!"

      -let er rip activist

      • DengXixian [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        If the best source of your opinion is a Trotskyist website advocating for china to escalate it’s zero covid policy into a global revolution then yes, perhaps evaluate lol

        Besides, most of the imperialist core’s state media have also adopted the position that china relaxing it’s zero-covid policy is now somehow bad and catastrophic, as though they were not saying the exact opposite three days ago.

        • VenetianMask [any]
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          2 years ago

          The western media has adopted the position that people in Russia going to churches therefore we must....

          • DengXixian [he/him]
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            2 years ago

            The western media has adopted the position that people in Russia going to churches therefore we must…

            hmm? I don’t understand.

            • VenetianMask [any]
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              2 years ago

              Besides, most of the imperialist core’s state media have also adopted the position that china relaxing it’s zero-covid policy is now somehow bad and catastrophic, as though they were not saying the exact opposite three days ago.

              You're doing the Parenti quote except you've taken the opposite of the intended message.

              Besides, the 'best source of [their] opinion' isn't a trot website, it's literally every doctor in the world.

              • DengXixian [he/him]
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                2 years ago

                I’m literally posting Parenti emoji elsewhere, so yes, that is the point I’m making.

                I trust the CPC to be handling this in the correct way that benefits the people of China.

                • VenetianMask [any]
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                  2 years ago

                  Except you seem to have taken the exact opposite of the intended meaning of it

                  In the context of you arguing in favor of Let 'Er Rip you brought up the fact that western media agrees with you now

                  • DengXixian [he/him]
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                    2 years ago

                    We appear to be miscommunicating here. Either way, I support the CPC in its decisions and trust that the people of China are being represented by their party.

                    I also have at no point said I support “let er rip”, neither has the CPC.

                    the western media is now attacking China for shifting away from zero covid, hence the Parenti quote.

                    The Washington Post:

                    https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/19/china-zero-covid-policy-restrictions-protests/

                    the financial times:

                    https://www.ft.com/content/392a603d-5f6f-4270-bec2-41e5da69cc67

                    the guardian:

                    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/17/baby-death-china-incites-anger-social-media-zero-covid-rules

                    Unsurprisingly, western media is also using this as an excuse to harp on about xinjiang again:

                    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-16/china-s-covid-zero-lockdown-in-xinjiang-has-just-hit-100-days

                    If you read the above, they’re upset that China is gradually adapting their policy and not “letting ‘er rip”, as you phrased it.