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China Vows to Centralize Tech Development Under Communist Party
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You are literally correct. I got my threads mixed and I apologize. Still, claiming that...
... comes pretty darn close. Did America hunt down and destroy Communism in China, or is it still Communist?
Well, no they aren't. Since this discussion started with me saying that neither communism or capitalism can exist outside of ideological exorcises, you shouldn't feel the need to tell me that.
Xi Jinping's estimated net worth is $1.2b. Is that not capital? For comparison, Joe Biden's net worth is $10m, though some estimates go up to $40m. Which country is run by capital owners again? If you think that Xi Jinping only makes capital allocation decisions in the interests of the average Chinese citizen, then I have a great wall to sell you.
And here I was actually taking you seriously.
It's still controlled by a Communist Party and it's still building communism. The revolution isn't over yet. Actually existing socialism.
Literally no, capital is productive. Businesses, factories, warehouses, restaurants, farms, etc. Money is not capital in a Marxist sense, it's merely a means of exchange. I'm also skeptical he is actually a billionaire, that sounds like it's just some rough estimate made up by probusiness propaganda.
"But Biden isn't a businessman!" I hear you say, and no, he isn't. He also isn't in charge. His and his party's political donors are, and they own capital and they own Biden. He's just another one of their investments.
I guess threatening to eject the imperialists is