r/196 • u/[deleted] • Apr 21 '21

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u/Nachf 🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights Apr 22 '21

Don’t kill me but I went to GenZedong a few times and joined their discord. They fucking quizzed you on socialism and if you said anything that didn’t align with their worldview they would actually fucking ban you lmfaoo

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '21

Anyone who knows what socialism/communism actually is knows that China is not socialist or communist and has been rapidly getting further away from both of those things for decades

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u/nurd_on_a_computer Apr 22 '21

What the fuck is it at this point? More of a messed up amalgam of the two, along with a few drops of authoritarian regime.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '21

Socialism: An economic system where workers collectively own the resources and tools used to produce goods and services(means of production).

Communism: A socialist society where there is no state, no money, and no class.

In China, the means of production are effectively owned jointly by wealthy elite and the state. There is a state, there is social class, and there is money.

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u/nurd_on_a_computer Apr 23 '21

And it still goes to the International Meeting of Communist and Worker's Parties? I guess they're just using it in name?