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There may be a grain of truth in that. I'm glad you explained yourself. I definitely appreciate that these things are nor black and white.
Would you say the protestors wanted more socialism's but not more Mao-style communism?
dno tbh - this whole thing is like a black box and everybody is talking shit - but denying it happened is the dumbest thing to do
Honestly I'm perfectly happy to discuss what caused Tianenmen and why it happened, I just strenuously object to any implications that it didn't happen, it was a CIA op, or that the Chinese government was in any way justified in its actions
Basically the protestors were socialists who believed in democracy. The government abandoned socialist ideals and wanted an authoritarian state-capitalist country, but called it “socialism with chinese characteristics”.
Yeah that makes sense. I've heard the current system called "fascism with Chinese characteristics" too.