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[–] Surface_Detail@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

No, but it's about a third China

[–] Surface_Detail@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Going by the popular votes, no, actually.

[–] Surface_Detail@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Yamaha Pacificas are a great first guitar in terms of value for money.

[–] Surface_Detail@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If that's your takeaway, you haven't.

[–] Surface_Detail@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

No. They do not.

[–] Surface_Detail@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I'm not reading a pop politics book for you. Go read The Gulag Archipelago.

[–] Surface_Detail@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Corrupt politicians purging enemies is not the win you think it is there, chief.

[–] Surface_Detail@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

UK.

Oh, it would be way worse, because communism is always way worse.

I think it would still be terrible even if there were no USA. If there were no USA, whatever brought them down would have collapsed the entire world's economy and there would be thousands of nukes lying around.

I'd rather be a billionaire in the US because my English is better than my Mandarin. Quality of life would be exactly the same at that income bracket wherever you live in the world. Labor protection would be weaker in China though, if I were looking to exploit my workers...

[–] Surface_Detail@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You mean economic liberal? Bush was far from politically liberal.

[–] Surface_Detail@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I was taught the tenets of Buddhism in my nationally-required Religious education lessons. Does that make me a Buddhist? Does that make my nation a Buddhist one?

There, your question is answered.

China has been peddling the same excuse about needing to get their economy up to a certain point before they can fully embrace communism since the Great Step Forward.

Meanwhile, there are 969 billionaires in China, it is the home of sweatshops and workers aren't legally allowed to strike.

Soshulizm

[–] Surface_Detail@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (9 children)

If socialism isn't from each according to his means to each according to his needs then what the fuck is it?

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