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This. The CCP is communist in name only (and maybe mechanisms of social control). There isn't much about China that is communist these days. I think China would
by malandrew 9y ago
This. The CCP is communist in name only (and maybe mechanisms of social control). There isn't much about China that is communist these days. I think China would more accurately be considered authoritarian capitalist and nationalist. China is only socialist in the same ways that Nazi Germany was socialist.
- johnzim 9y agoThey gave it a solid try and only gave up after the inevitable famine, forced labour camps, poverty and imprisonment of political opposition. A solid display of Marxist government. Then they worked out they could still have most of that without the widespread poverty with fascism!
- yostrovs 9y agoExactly. In any case, ask a Communist where Communism had been tried and the answer will be: nowhere. True Communists see it like true Christians see heaven. It exists because book says so, but getting there gets stopped by evil others.
- alistoriv 9y agoYeah, almost two decades after the famine. And were the Gang of Four not imprisoned political opposition? Your comment reminds me of the famous Mao quote "No investigation, no right to speak."