• krothotkin [he/him]
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    Neoliberalism is cool actually as long as it's CHINESE neoliberalism

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          • ABigguhPizzahPieh [none/use name,any]
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            4 years ago

            That's a fair point but if a movement's strategy and tactics can't resist imperialism successfully then the what ifs of "what could have happened of not for the imperial powers" don't make sense to me. There will always be coups, sabotage, bombings, invasions, spies, traitors, etc. I'm not saying I know a better way but like surely the answer can be "if only they were left alone" because they never ever will be left alone.

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      critical support for a nation who doesnt give a shit about me but i think im doing "praxis" by supporting.

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      • krothotkin [he/him]
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        I wasn't making a statement about the entire Chinese economic system. This trade deal, though, is definitely an example of neoliberalism. Neoliberalism thrives by getting rid of trade regulations and national economic independence in favor of opening markets to be flooded by goods produced non-domestically. This appears to be exactly what the RCEP is doing. Expect to see countries with less domestic industrial power get flooded by cheap Chinese goods in the next decade. This is devastating for local producers, especially agricultural producers, who don't have the capital or the technology to compete with the big Chinese multinationals.

      • Classic_Agency [he/him,comrade/them]
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        Trade deals aren’t neoliberal in and of itself

        Trade deals under capitalism only benefit the bourgeoisie, workers don't get shit, its how the system works