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What surprised me about the article was that it didn't try to connect the Communist influence to the ostentatious display of wealth. Surely there's some cognit
by sevensor 9y ago
What surprised me about the article was that it didn't try to connect the Communist influence to the ostentatious display of wealth. Surely there's some cognitive dissonance? How does the Party feel about the message these kids are sending with their luxury vehicles?
- yorwba 9y agoThe "Communist" party's name is just a relic from the early days when they had Soviet support. China has a state-capitalist economy now, high ranking party officials are among the wealthiest Chinese. Those rich kids driving luxury cars in the US would be driving the same brands in China; the ruling class doesn't have much of a sense of modesty that would speak against flaunting their wealth in this way.
- microcolonel 9y agoThe message they're sending to Americans? Seems like exactly the message they'd want to send. They control China, so nobody there needs to see the same messaging there that they do in America; and that's even with them making roughly the same displays in China.