Post #2293618
2026-05-09 15:05 UTC
Replies (3)
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@9skyguy0@lemmy.ml 2026-05-09 15:14
Your points on what happened in the US are fair, and I refined my specific critique. That being said, Yeah I’m not gonna use ChatGPT to summarize essays to prove my point like your .ml heroes. Wild take with no evidence. I question whether you’re even arguing in good faith. China as it is never could have existed without capitalism. Elaborate. Do you refer to their policies or the inflow of capital to the country?
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@BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 2026-05-10 01:25
It’s extremely fucking telling that when shitlibs can’t even imagine being able to actually make a compelling argument themselves.
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@davel@lemmy.ml 2026-05-10 06:33
Some of what you said are true, actually. Previously: China wouldn’t have made it this far without “opening up,” the purpose of which was to accelerate the development of the productive forces by importing capital, technology, and knowledge from advanced capitalist states. The capitalist states didn’t realize this at the time, though. They thought China’s “opening up” was the “liberalization” of China, as happened to the USSR. China punked them. The West de-industrialized itself for “cheap” labor, and now China holds the cards. What’s different about China is that, unlike in capitalist states, the capitalists don’t run the state.