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I have never lived in China, no, but the textbook I provided is an overview of the real systems that exist, flaws and all, combined with the theoretical reasoning for the structures and the reasons they have changed over time, their history. That's why I added that socialist democracy is imperfect, but it stands in stark contrast to the utter failure that is capitalist democracy, and I listed the reasons why.
The Anna's archive link on that page is dead unfortunately, I'll try to find it but do you have one handy?
Memes aside, you know it's all propaganda though right?
Even if you want to gloss it up as the "the revolution protecting itself" the PRC isn't going to go out and admit "there's flaws in our system", much less "our government is run by a bunch of horny greedy assholes just like everywhere else".
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Though I agree the damage those assholes can do is limited by the system much more than the US which is a failed state.
I don't have a link, unfortunately.
Either way, the PRC does admit to flaws and problems. The method of criticism and self-criticism is applied in China. Further, the government isn't run by a "bunch of horny greedy assholes." Corruption exists to a certain degree, but the CPC regularly cracks down on this, rather than allowing it to flourish. It seems, above all, that you're letting your distrust of government in general cause you to magnify problems in China beyond their real existence in order to equate it to capitalist states.
What benefit does trust bring?
Doesn't a democracy function better under scrutiny? Acting like China is a paradise because it's better than the US is like pretending the Greek economy in 2007 was rock solid because it was better than Zimbabwe's.
Nobody here thinks the US is anything other than a shithole (I hope). But glazing the Chinese government like this is just giving them room to be worse, not better.
When did I say China is a paradise? My point is that the socialist system in China is great, not perfect, not merely passable, but from my view as a Statesian it is moving forward and shows no signs of this slowing. As the country I reside in bombs other countries into submission, plunders the global south, and kills protestors and marginalized populations on stolen land, it's hard not to admire the working system in China.
China should be criticized, but this should be done on the basis of meaningful critique. When blanket half-truths and falsehoods are disguised as "critique," this just serves to legitimize the US Empire's antagonism. For example, if I say McDonalds would be better off if they stopped putting cyanide in 10% of their burgers, this doesn't actually add anything. It isn't critique, it's nonsense.
https://annas-archive.pk/md5/ea6c2ecd42016998e92dcd1b5e6e57f2
@Cowbee@lemmy.ml link is identical aside from new domain 👍
Thank you so much!