My opinion on China changed in the wake of the covid crisis. Just compare the way they handled it to all the supposed "democratic" countries. And what reinforced is seeing how the people I love and respect are falling for all the propaganda since then.
If they're liberal, then they say they have no problem with Chinese people, only the government. And if they're old...well, I can't repeat what they say. And the rise in all the fucking hate-crimes against Asian people.
I wasn't alive to experience the first cold war. But now that the second one is brewing, I know which side to support (for whatever that's worth.)
To be clear, I still think Soviet aesthetic is damn cool and am not really into (or know much about) Chinese aesthetics.
Some think China is a threat to communism because they believe most of the CCP are basically just capitalist oligarchs now.
CCP could be similar to a "Managerial Class" in having their own class interests; and it seems difficult for some to fathom that pure ideology and purges are enough to keep the CCP from devolving.
See also Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy...
I mean it depends how you define communist then. There are a large number of leftists who believe talking about the USSR is a hinderance to communism as well, let alone China. I'm sure a lot of people here wouldn't consider these people "actual commmunists", but whatever
I guess they'd say its a threat to converting people into socialists, which if you cant even get people to become socialist, the fact the US will crush them doesn't matter? Idk dude
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That was me, a few months ago.
My opinion on China changed in the wake of the covid crisis. Just compare the way they handled it to all the supposed "democratic" countries. And what reinforced is seeing how the people I love and respect are falling for all the propaganda since then.
If they're liberal, then they say they have no problem with Chinese people, only the government. And if they're old...well, I can't repeat what they say. And the rise in all the fucking hate-crimes against Asian people.
I wasn't alive to experience the first cold war. But now that the second one is brewing, I know which side to support (for whatever that's worth.)
To be clear, I still think Soviet aesthetic is damn cool and am not really into (or know much about) Chinese aesthetics.
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Some think China is a threat to communism because they believe most of the CCP are basically just capitalist oligarchs now.
CCP could be similar to a "Managerial Class" in having their own class interests; and it seems difficult for some to fathom that pure ideology and purges are enough to keep the CCP from devolving.
See also Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy...
I mean it depends how you define communist then. There are a large number of leftists who believe talking about the USSR is a hinderance to communism as well, let alone China. I'm sure a lot of people here wouldn't consider these people "actual commmunists", but whatever
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I guess they'd say its a threat to converting people into socialists, which if you cant even get people to become socialist, the fact the US will crush them doesn't matter? Idk dude
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ahah but if socialism had never been tried it would sure be harder to make propaganda about it. checkmate china bad ussr bad confirmed
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