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[-] zephyreks@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago

Then... Disprove it? If there's such distinct evidence that counters the article, might as well use it in your argument lol

[-] cnnrduncan@beehaw.org 34 points 11 months ago

Can you prove that China isn't an oppressive authoritarian capitalist state?

[-] zephyreks@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

Do I need to? I haven't had a visceral reaction to the article.

For what it's worth, China's affirmative action policies for minority groups put the US to shame. Significantly easier college admissions (despite using a standardized process), extremely generous business loans, proportional ethnic representation in government, vast infrastructure projects to bridge the salary gap, and celebrations of different cultures across the country. Not very capitalist of them, given that these infrastructure projects (while very beneficial to the endpoints) are not profitable.

[-] SugarApplePie@beehaw.org 1 points 11 months ago

Significantly easier college admissions (despite using a standardized process), extremely generous business loans, proportional ethnic representation in government, vast infrastructure projects to bridge the salary gap, and celebrations of different cultures across the country. Not very capitalist of them

Sorry OP but basically none of this has anything to do with not being capitalist. I don't even doubt that China is doing better in those departments than America, but that has more to do with how utterly shit America is at most things outside of building bombs than how communist China is. They should get some kudos for executing a couple billionaires, though, gotta at least give 'em that.

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