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Why do some people defend the billionaires and capitalism? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Lol. Firstly, China claims they've eradicated absolute poverty. Do you really believe that?

Yes, why do you not?

Secondly, China has opened its markets to the world and allowed a ton of private ownership and private companies to take on the global markets.

Yes. Mao misjudged the level of productive forces and tried to establish Communism through fiat. Deng opened the markets to foreign Capital, where the CPC allows businesses to grow in a controlled and careful manner before "harvesting them" into the public sector once they grow sufficiently. The majority of the economy is publicly owned, operated, and planned.

The only thing that isn't capitalist about China is the word "Communist" in the ruling party.

This is an absurd statement that could only be made by someone unfamiliar with Marxism. The presence of markets do not mean that the system isn't Socialist. The economy is socialized by degree, not by decree! You can't establish Communism through fiat, which is why the CPC has been absorbing more Private corporations into the Public sector over time, and exerting more control and planning on the Private sector.

Read Socialism Developed China, Not Capitalism.

[–] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes, why do you not?

This is a country where COVID originated and with a population of 1.4 billion, yet apparently only 5,272 people have died. They're not great at telling the truth and are masters at propaganda.

This is an absurd statement that could only be made by someone unfamiliar with Marxism. The presence of markets do not mean that the system isn't Socialist.

The profits from companies are retained by the companies. Isn't the idea of socialism that the workers own the means of production and no companies profit? The Chinese economy is set up the exact opposite.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

This is a country where COVID originated and with a population of 1.4 billion, yet apparently only 5,272 people have died. They're not great at telling the truth and are masters at propaganda.

They took much stronger stances against COVID than the US. Not sure what numbers they actually have, but I wouldn't be surprised if they were low.

The profits from companies are retained by the companies. Isn't the idea of socialism that the workers own the means of production and no companies profit? The Chinese economy is set up the exact opposite.

You have a fundamental misconception of what Socialism is. It isn't an ideal to be forced on a society, but the result of markets coalescing and centralizing, to be planned. Additionally, the majority of the PRC's economy is in the public sector. Private Property is abolished and absorbed by degree, not decree.

Read Socialism Developed China, Not Capitalism. I already recommended it, and you have not read it. Read it, it only takes 20 minutes.