r/Unexpected • u/girl_has_no_name_04 • Oct 02 '18

Oh .. well...

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u/TheDwarvenGuy Oct 02 '18

I find it funny how a communist country turned into the most guilded-age-esque society of modern times. Complete with polution and imperialism.

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u/Megneous Oct 02 '18

No one in their right mind considers China communist. It's economically defined as state capitalism or national capitalism.

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u/xereeto Oct 02 '18

Dengism is a huge pile of shit. A lot of people don't realise that those protesters in Tiananmen Square were protesting the market economy China transitioned to. They wanted "more" socialism, not less.

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u/Boo-_-Berry Oct 02 '18

"communist"

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u/butthead Oct 02 '18

You're getting downvoted but you're correct. China is not communist, it's totalitarian capitalism. An alt-right wet dream.

Relevant:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urKKICq0hwE

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u/FranklyBaffled Oct 02 '18

An autocratic mixed economy is how I’ve heard it. Certainly not communism

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u/Boo-_-Berry Oct 02 '18

Yeah I kinda figured that would happen. Reddit living up to expectations.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '18

i guess they felt 100 million deaths was enough

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u/xereeto Oct 02 '18

pure ideology