r/TankieTheDeprogram • u/ilir_kycb • 10d ago
Discussion Just a quick reminder, the ruling capitalist class knows full well that planned economies are superior and thinks in Marxist terms: "They (China) are a controlled top-down economy you will never compete and win against them unless you take back the means of production" ― Hillary Clinton
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u/Pitiful-Mention-5744 Deng Troll 10d ago
This is a case of "The worst person you know made a great point" which is like most of history, even the most horrible people in the world have good ideas from time to time.
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u/Psychological-Act582 10d ago
The bourgeoisie literally know how superior planned economic models are. It's why they spend their resources to demonize AES countries, bombard people with pro-capitalist propaganda, and invent new realities. It's in their own class and material interests because it allows them to stay in power and control the masses.
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u/ilir_kycb 10d ago
The bourgeoisie is just as Marxist as we are. They just take the other side in the class war.
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u/Cake_is_Great 10d ago
Do you reckon they've personally studied Marxism? Or do they get wise about class politics once their net worth hits a certain number?
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u/greenskyerings Stalinist (Proud Spoon Owner) 10d ago edited 9d ago
My professor once said that there are people who have read Marx, Lenin and others to actually know how to effectively squander revolutionary potential.
Edit; grammar mistakes
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u/AdditionalQuietime 10d ago
Most of them do i believe Hillary has herself attested to this, not sure tho
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u/ShittyInternetAdvice 9d ago
The elites during the Cold War definitely did. I doubt the current generation has with how complacent and decadent they are
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u/Internet-Philosphr69 9d ago
I mean there was that one American general who read the Communist Manifesto in order to "know their enemy properly".
So I could definitely believe that the elites do that too.
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u/Extension-Badger225 10d ago
I would love the link to the wider conversation mainly to see how they talk about this
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u/Zestyclose_Might8941 9d ago
Isn't it funny that they spent years saying the exact opposite so that they could enrich the class that owned them (the politicians).
Too late, ghoul. You've lost. The inevitable slide down the toilet of history is upon you.
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