PugJesus@piefed.social to MeanwhileOnGrad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months ago"North Korea GOOD, China turning to capitalism GOOD" - Very Serious Socialistsmedia.piefed.socialimagemessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down13
arrow-up122arrow-down1image"North Korea GOOD, China turning to capitalism GOOD" - Very Serious Socialistsmedia.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.social to MeanwhileOnGrad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@piefed.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoYes, but legitimately, conditions have improved since the 1990s. The issue is that they only improved after Deng’s reforms which were capitalism with a coat of red paint, which… calls into question the exact ‘socialist’ nature of the success.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoAnd part of the issue with trader right now is that Chinese consumption is well below other countries, in part due to poor retirement benefits.
minus-squaregoat@sh.itjust.worksMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 months agoChina can’t even have independent worker unions. So socialist
Yes, but legitimately, conditions have improved since the 1990s.
The issue is that they only improved after Deng’s reforms which were capitalism with a coat of red paint, which… calls into question the exact ‘socialist’ nature of the success.
And part of the issue with trader right now is that Chinese consumption is well below other countries, in part due to poor retirement benefits.
China can’t even have independent worker unions.
So socialist