It is though. The story is about workers who are rioting because a private company fucked them over and instead of cracking down on the company that clearly exploits its workers they beat the workers down.
I'm not saying it doesn't deserve criticism, I'm saying that the dominant tone is half "See Marxists? This is what happens when you do states 😏" from Anarchists and half "See Dengists? This is what happens when you do markets 😏" from the LeftCom/Trot/Maoist contingent.
This is the wrong course of action from China, but it's undialectical to act like this is the end of the story, and it's insulting to act like it's the same as abuses from Capitalist countries.
The most upvoted comment here before being removed was the quote about the People's Stick. And you know what? I bet if workers beaten by Chinese cops and workers beaten by American cops talked, the Chinese workers would probably be relieved to still have the ability to see, walk, and breathe. And of course, that's indulging the domestic comparison, where the comparison is Socialist Cop vs Capitalist Cop instead of the reality which reflects the proportionality of coercion, which is Socialist Cop vs Capitalist Death Squad.
It is though. The story is about workers who are rioting because a private company fucked them over and instead of cracking down on the company that clearly exploits its workers they beat the workers down.
I'm not saying it doesn't deserve criticism, I'm saying that the dominant tone is half "See Marxists? This is what happens when you do states 😏" from Anarchists and half "See Dengists? This is what happens when you do markets 😏" from the LeftCom/Trot/Maoist contingent.
This is the wrong course of action from China, but it's undialectical to act like this is the end of the story, and it's insulting to act like it's the same as abuses from Capitalist countries.
The most upvoted comment here before being removed was the quote about the People's Stick. And you know what? I bet if workers beaten by Chinese cops and workers beaten by American cops talked, the Chinese workers would probably be relieved to still have the ability to see, walk, and breathe. And of course, that's indulging the domestic comparison, where the comparison is Socialist Cop vs Capitalist Cop instead of the reality which reflects the proportionality of coercion, which is Socialist Cop vs Capitalist Death Squad.