When playing Nation State Am I the Arsehole? The answer is always “Everyone Sucks Here”.
It’s very, very strange to me that there are “socialists” out there who simp for China.
Comrade (those simps, not you), the working class don’t control society just by being considered by the ruling party, who you can’t recall, or vote out.
They have to actually have democratic control over society, which they most certainly do not in China, and there’s absolutely no plans to move toward that.
People there very much support the government when asked, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that support is justified when accounting for control over the media and suppression of dissent, and even industrial action smh. Similarly, Americans think they have democracy, which to be honest, they pretty much don’t, because there is no real democracy under capitalism where the wealthy will always have undue influence on the system, and especially not under their whacky-ass voting systems.
I dislike how people can’t grasp the concept that all ruling classes are bad, and just because one slaps “socialist” on their branding, doesn’t mean you need to support it…
No nation state should be respected.
When playing Nation State Am I the Arsehole? The answer is always “Everyone Sucks Here”.
It’s very, very strange to me that there are “socialists” out there who simp for China.
Comrade (those simps, not you), the working class don’t control society just by being considered by the ruling party, who you can’t recall, or vote out.
They have to actually have democratic control over society, which they most certainly do not in China, and there’s absolutely no plans to move toward that.
People there very much support the government when asked, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that support is justified when accounting for control over the media and suppression of dissent, and even industrial action smh. Similarly, Americans think they have democracy, which to be honest, they pretty much don’t, because there is no real democracy under capitalism where the wealthy will always have undue influence on the system, and especially not under their whacky-ass voting systems.
I dislike how people can’t grasp the concept that all ruling classes are bad, and just because one slaps “socialist” on their branding, doesn’t mean you need to support it…