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[+] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago (9 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [+] Aljernon@lemmy.today -6 points 9 months ago (8 children) They have a Strongman because Xi went to great efforts to sideline people or policies that served as a check to his power. Something that would have been unthinkable in China at any point after Mao and before Xi. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [+] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago (8 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [+] Aljernon@lemmy.today -7 points 9 months ago (7 children) Just years of reading. That you bring up the anti-corruption campaign means you're at least familiar with allegations that Xi unevenly applied the campaign against his political opponents. As a side not, I'll say the anti-corruption campaigns in China are definitely popular and also one clear situation where improvements in computer technology made a major advance in society and peoples quality of life. Corruption of low level officials was hard to root out when the people would be making complaints to other corrupt low level officials and risking retaliation in the process. Computer technology helped bypass that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [+] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 9 months ago (7 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today -4 points 9 months ago (6 children) You're whole persona is pushing the party line and pushing back against any dissent. I didn't expect you to see any evidence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago You didn't even try. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago (4 children) "Uhh well you're a commie, I don't need to present any evidence because you wouldn't listen anyway!" Fantastically lazy copium, do better permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today -1 points 9 months ago (3 children) No, Cowbee in particular. I get along quite nice with communist for the most part. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago (2 children) Just as long as they don't refute the red scare bullshit you're selling permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today -1 points 9 months ago (1 child) Just as long as they support the worker class instead of brutalize them. Just as long as political power belongs to the people and not to the party elite. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) The classic thing where you think you're owning communism by describing capitalismwoth communist terms. Meanwhile, people in communist countries (especially those with the power to resist our imperial fuckery 🇨🇳)are quite content with the governments they run. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies) load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] Aljernon@lemmy.today -6 points 9 months ago (8 children) They have a Strongman because Xi went to great efforts to sideline people or policies that served as a check to his power. Something that would have been unthinkable in China at any point after Mao and before Xi. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [+] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago (8 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [+] Aljernon@lemmy.today -7 points 9 months ago (7 children) Just years of reading. That you bring up the anti-corruption campaign means you're at least familiar with allegations that Xi unevenly applied the campaign against his political opponents. As a side not, I'll say the anti-corruption campaigns in China are definitely popular and also one clear situation where improvements in computer technology made a major advance in society and peoples quality of life. Corruption of low level officials was hard to root out when the people would be making complaints to other corrupt low level officials and risking retaliation in the process. Computer technology helped bypass that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [+] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 9 months ago (7 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today -4 points 9 months ago (6 children) You're whole persona is pushing the party line and pushing back against any dissent. I didn't expect you to see any evidence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago You didn't even try. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago (4 children) "Uhh well you're a commie, I don't need to present any evidence because you wouldn't listen anyway!" Fantastically lazy copium, do better permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today -1 points 9 months ago (3 children) No, Cowbee in particular. I get along quite nice with communist for the most part. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago (2 children) Just as long as they don't refute the red scare bullshit you're selling permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today -1 points 9 months ago (1 child) Just as long as they support the worker class instead of brutalize them. Just as long as political power belongs to the people and not to the party elite. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) The classic thing where you think you're owning communism by describing capitalismwoth communist terms. Meanwhile, people in communist countries (especially those with the power to resist our imperial fuckery 🇨🇳)are quite content with the governments they run. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies) load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago (8 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [+] Aljernon@lemmy.today -7 points 9 months ago (7 children) Just years of reading. That you bring up the anti-corruption campaign means you're at least familiar with allegations that Xi unevenly applied the campaign against his political opponents. As a side not, I'll say the anti-corruption campaigns in China are definitely popular and also one clear situation where improvements in computer technology made a major advance in society and peoples quality of life. Corruption of low level officials was hard to root out when the people would be making complaints to other corrupt low level officials and risking retaliation in the process. Computer technology helped bypass that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [+] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 9 months ago (7 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today -4 points 9 months ago (6 children) You're whole persona is pushing the party line and pushing back against any dissent. I didn't expect you to see any evidence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago You didn't even try. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago (4 children) "Uhh well you're a commie, I don't need to present any evidence because you wouldn't listen anyway!" Fantastically lazy copium, do better permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today -1 points 9 months ago (3 children) No, Cowbee in particular. I get along quite nice with communist for the most part. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago (2 children) Just as long as they don't refute the red scare bullshit you're selling permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today -1 points 9 months ago (1 child) Just as long as they support the worker class instead of brutalize them. Just as long as political power belongs to the people and not to the party elite. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) The classic thing where you think you're owning communism by describing capitalismwoth communist terms. Meanwhile, people in communist countries (especially those with the power to resist our imperial fuckery 🇨🇳)are quite content with the governments they run. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] Aljernon@lemmy.today -7 points 9 months ago (7 children) Just years of reading. That you bring up the anti-corruption campaign means you're at least familiar with allegations that Xi unevenly applied the campaign against his political opponents. As a side not, I'll say the anti-corruption campaigns in China are definitely popular and also one clear situation where improvements in computer technology made a major advance in society and peoples quality of life. Corruption of low level officials was hard to root out when the people would be making complaints to other corrupt low level officials and risking retaliation in the process. Computer technology helped bypass that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [+] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 9 months ago (7 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today -4 points 9 months ago (6 children) You're whole persona is pushing the party line and pushing back against any dissent. I didn't expect you to see any evidence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago You didn't even try. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago (4 children) "Uhh well you're a commie, I don't need to present any evidence because you wouldn't listen anyway!" Fantastically lazy copium, do better permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today -1 points 9 months ago (3 children) No, Cowbee in particular. I get along quite nice with communist for the most part. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago (2 children) Just as long as they don't refute the red scare bullshit you're selling permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today -1 points 9 months ago (1 child) Just as long as they support the worker class instead of brutalize them. Just as long as political power belongs to the people and not to the party elite. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) The classic thing where you think you're owning communism by describing capitalismwoth communist terms. Meanwhile, people in communist countries (especially those with the power to resist our imperial fuckery 🇨🇳)are quite content with the governments they run. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 9 months ago (7 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today -4 points 9 months ago (6 children) You're whole persona is pushing the party line and pushing back against any dissent. I didn't expect you to see any evidence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago You didn't even try. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago (4 children) "Uhh well you're a commie, I don't need to present any evidence because you wouldn't listen anyway!" Fantastically lazy copium, do better permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today -1 points 9 months ago (3 children) No, Cowbee in particular. I get along quite nice with communist for the most part. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago (2 children) Just as long as they don't refute the red scare bullshit you're selling permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today -1 points 9 months ago (1 child) Just as long as they support the worker class instead of brutalize them. Just as long as political power belongs to the people and not to the party elite. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) The classic thing where you think you're owning communism by describing capitalismwoth communist terms. Meanwhile, people in communist countries (especially those with the power to resist our imperial fuckery 🇨🇳)are quite content with the governments they run. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aljernon@lemmy.today -4 points 9 months ago (6 children) You're whole persona is pushing the party line and pushing back against any dissent. I didn't expect you to see any evidence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago You didn't even try. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago (4 children) "Uhh well you're a commie, I don't need to present any evidence because you wouldn't listen anyway!" Fantastically lazy copium, do better permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today -1 points 9 months ago (3 children) No, Cowbee in particular. I get along quite nice with communist for the most part. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago (2 children) Just as long as they don't refute the red scare bullshit you're selling permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today -1 points 9 months ago (1 child) Just as long as they support the worker class instead of brutalize them. Just as long as political power belongs to the people and not to the party elite. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) The classic thing where you think you're owning communism by describing capitalismwoth communist terms. Meanwhile, people in communist countries (especially those with the power to resist our imperial fuckery 🇨🇳)are quite content with the governments they run. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago (4 children) "Uhh well you're a commie, I don't need to present any evidence because you wouldn't listen anyway!" Fantastically lazy copium, do better permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today -1 points 9 months ago (3 children) No, Cowbee in particular. I get along quite nice with communist for the most part. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago (2 children) Just as long as they don't refute the red scare bullshit you're selling permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today -1 points 9 months ago (1 child) Just as long as they support the worker class instead of brutalize them. Just as long as political power belongs to the people and not to the party elite. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) The classic thing where you think you're owning communism by describing capitalismwoth communist terms. Meanwhile, people in communist countries (especially those with the power to resist our imperial fuckery 🇨🇳)are quite content with the governments they run. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aljernon@lemmy.today -1 points 9 months ago (3 children) No, Cowbee in particular. I get along quite nice with communist for the most part. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago (2 children) Just as long as they don't refute the red scare bullshit you're selling permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today -1 points 9 months ago (1 child) Just as long as they support the worker class instead of brutalize them. Just as long as political power belongs to the people and not to the party elite. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) The classic thing where you think you're owning communism by describing capitalismwoth communist terms. Meanwhile, people in communist countries (especially those with the power to resist our imperial fuckery 🇨🇳)are quite content with the governments they run. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago (2 children) Just as long as they don't refute the red scare bullshit you're selling permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today -1 points 9 months ago (1 child) Just as long as they support the worker class instead of brutalize them. Just as long as political power belongs to the people and not to the party elite. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) The classic thing where you think you're owning communism by describing capitalismwoth communist terms. Meanwhile, people in communist countries (especially those with the power to resist our imperial fuckery 🇨🇳)are quite content with the governments they run. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aljernon@lemmy.today -1 points 9 months ago (1 child) Just as long as they support the worker class instead of brutalize them. Just as long as political power belongs to the people and not to the party elite. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) The classic thing where you think you're owning communism by describing capitalismwoth communist terms. Meanwhile, people in communist countries (especially those with the power to resist our imperial fuckery 🇨🇳)are quite content with the governments they run. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) The classic thing where you think you're owning communism by describing capitalismwoth communist terms. Meanwhile, people in communist countries (especially those with the power to resist our imperial fuckery 🇨🇳)are quite content with the governments they run. permalink fedilink source parent