China is a capitalist country
They focus their government money on creating jobs and control. People will well paying jobs and money for fun stuff are less likely to start a civil war
Rather than the US where the focus is making themselves richer and funding the military
Funding the military so they can quash any rebellions from people having nothing left to lose deciding to rise up. Did you know that the founding fathers intended for there to be no standing army for this very reason? I just learned this the other day.
Not how it works. You build a facility that feeds thousands of people for much less.
They’re a capitalist country.
Maybe the real shitpost was the comments we made along the way.
Tankies are the greatest right-wing propaganda that lefties still fall for both by believing in it and by believing that it’s actually coming from sincere leftists.
China has stopped being communist for a while now, it’s developed into some flavour of capitalist society though I don’t remember much about the different variants. It’s certainly top heavy though like the USA.
Stopped being socialist*
They were never communist.
Same reason the US has the most prisons even though it’s aiming to be the freest country.
Systemic racism to control the marginalized and ensure the poor stay with very few viable options?
Because they’re marxist leninist and think socialism is something you work towards and isn’t achievable by pressing the big red communism button.
Just a few more billionaires and the state will wither away.
I believe the thinking is that you can’t really have the state wither away while capitalist states remain predominant on the planet.
Cos playing at communism at best. China is a totalitarian fascist state.
i have it on good authority from about half of lemmy that china is a wonderful place where everyone feels safe and actually there never were any uyghurs, since that’s just western propaganda
Also North Korea is what all countries should strive to emulate.
No, seriously, I’ve seen a tankie on here say that.
Being banned from .lm is a badge of honor.
I’ve heard that too
They aren’t trying to be communist, they are trying to be “Communist with Chinese elements” which is just capitalism. Similar to how they are a “Democracy with Chinese elements” which is just a dictatorship.
Interesting
Because “Communist States” are just State Capitalism with red branding, next question.
Why does my girlfriend call all the food I make slop?
Maybe improve your cooking?
Maybe
Nah, just pivot to sloppy joes and own it
Ask Jack Ma what being a billionaire in China is worth.
It’s worth $30 billion.
Being humbled by the state while remaining a billionaire does not justify the existence of the billionaire capitalist class.
Well yeah, he criticized a government labeled “communist”. He’s lucky to be alive. But, he’s still a billionaire and has homes in half a dozen countries.
I’m just trying to connect your reasoning here. Are you implying that billionaires should be brought to heel by popular power or private property should be respected? Do you believe property is an essential right that should give you a megaphone or not? I’m just saying billionaires don’t particularly laugh at Chinese state directives as in the meme.
Which part is causing confusion?
I dunno man, I put words together and put a question mark behind them. I don’t know if that means anything to you or not.
Now I’m the confused one
You were tickling my fancy until I noticed the community. Well done, dear Lemming, well done.
