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Libs: China is an AuThOrItArIaN DiCTatOrShIp! (europe.pub)
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[+] -11 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Umm, no, they don't. The PRC is about as far from communism as the US.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Yes we do. The PRC is in the developing stage of socialism. The large firms and key industries are publicly owned, the medium firms are heavily controlled and planned, and as they grow they are further integrated into the planned nature of the economy. This is the general path to sublimating property and gradually collectivizing it. The US Empire, on the other hand, has private ownership of the large firms and key industries, and runs on imperialism, ie vast expropriation of wealth from the global south via financial and millitary domination.

    I suggest reading Marxist-Leninist theory, if you want somewhere to start, I wrote an introductory reading list targetting those interested in theory but who don't know where to start.

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  • [+] -9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    We're not talking about socialism. We're talking about authoritarianism. Yes China is socialist-ish and also yes China is authoritarian

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago*

    They said the PRC is as far from communism as the US is. Considering the PRC is a rising socialist country and the US is a dying capitalist empire, it follows that China is much further along in development.

    Either way, the PRC is a state where the proletariat is in power. The authority of the state is used to suppress the bourgeoisie and resolve class conflicts in favor of the proletariat. The success of this is seen in high perceptions of democracy in China. The US, on the other hand, wields its authority in favor of the bourgeoisie, showing lower perceptions of democracy among the people.

    The only way beyond the concept of "authoritarianism" is the abolition of the state, and that can only be accomplished by eliminating class, and that can only be accomplished via full collectivization of the economy on a global scale. We're a long way off from there, so it's best to have the proletariat in control until then.

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