• eatCasserole@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I see China building renewable energy capacity, and crazy fast trains, faster than the rest of the world combined.

    I see Cuba, a tiny island nation, still independent after 64 years of brutal US sanctions.

    I see Vietnam, a popular retirement destination for American ‘expats’.

    I see Russia, being fairly shitty and also 100% capitalist for 25 years.

    Hmm, seems like you may have been told a bunch of times that communism is bad but never really looked into it.

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      4 months ago

      China is extremely capitalist lmao

      I’m not fucking defending capitalism or demonizing communism, it’s just never worked. I see absolutely zero reason to expect any difference if we tried it in the us

      • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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        China is Socialist with Chinese Characteristics, the CPC practices large and extensive levels of State Planning and the People’s Democracy structure means the Capitalists in China do not control nor guide the State.

        Capitalism exists in China as a concession, it isn’t some fully Socialized state, but it is a transitional economy.

        Read China Has Billionaires.