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That's a fair observation. I'm curious though, do you have any ideas to improve the situation? What would you do if you were responsible for 1.5B people and wer

That's a fair observation. I'm curious though, do you have any ideas to improve the situation? What would you do if you were responsible for 1.5B people and were facing a situation where the labor force participation drops by half over the next ten years and continues to drop every year since? Will you be able to arrange for the population to be able to be fed, clothed, housed, and given medical care? It's not possible to "magically" create several hundred million young people, communism or no, to "fix it". So what do you do?

azekai 4y ago
The CCP isn't 'responsible' for the people under its boot. It is their lack of responsibility for the people of China that has led to this problem. You act like the socio-demographic situation is not the direct outcome of the policies pursued by the CPP regime. "Will you be able to arrange for the population to be able to be fed, clothed, housed, and given medical care?" The government of China does not do any of these things. China, despite their lip-service to historical Communist revolution, has some the worst social programs in the world.
- politician 4y ago
  So, is your answer to let them starve? I'm trying to understand if you are answering my question or attempting to dodge by discussing something else.
notsapiensatall 4y ago
Well for starters, you don't limit each family to a single child.
- politician 4y ago
  Too late for that, they already raised the limit to 3, but it won't help in time for the demographic collapse.
Tao3300 4y ago
I guess I'd try to find a comfortable place to live in exile, start pocketing cash, and figure out how to get there before the doomed ship sinks and angry mobs try to kill me.
koonsolo 4y ago
Well, because it's a totalitarian regime, they actually don't have to do anything. The party members just live in wealth and let the others live with the problem. That's the difference with democracy. In a democracy, the leaders have to explain themselves to the entire public. Also in a democracy, you can criticize governmental decisions, which might lead to better solutions, or even prevent them. The solution? Make your country attractive for young Indian (and other) immigrants. Or just make the older generation "disappear". Communist seem to be especially well trained in letting people disappear.
no_where 4y ago
SanderNL 4y ago
Do you have a source for the 50% drop? It seems excessive.

azekai 4y ago

The CCP isn't 'responsible' for the people under its boot. It is their lack of responsibility for the people of China that has led to this problem. You act like the socio-demographic situation is not the direct outcome of the policies pursued by the CPP regime. "Will you be able to arrange for the population to be able to be fed, clothed, housed, and given medical care?" The government of China does not do any of these things. China, despite their lip-service to historical Communist revolution, has some the worst social programs in the world.

politician 4y ago
So, is your answer to let them starve? I'm trying to understand if you are answering my question or attempting to dodge by discussing something else.

notsapiensatall 4y ago

Well for starters, you don't limit each family to a single child.

politician 4y ago
Too late for that, they already raised the limit to 3, but it won't help in time for the demographic collapse.

Tao3300 4y ago

I guess I'd try to find a comfortable place to live in exile, start pocketing cash, and figure out how to get there before the doomed ship sinks and angry mobs try to kill me.

koonsolo 4y ago

Well, because it's a totalitarian regime, they actually don't have to do anything. The party members just live in wealth and let the others live with the problem. That's the difference with democracy. In a democracy, the leaders have to explain themselves to the entire public. Also in a democracy, you can criticize governmental decisions, which might lead to better solutions, or even prevent them. The solution? Make your country attractive for young Indian (and other) immigrants. Or just make the older generation "disappear". Communist seem to be especially well trained in letting people disappear.

no_where 4y ago

SanderNL 4y ago

Do you have a source for the 50% drop? It seems excessive.