I have read Anti-Duhring , that's why I specifically brought up Duhring immediately after saying I liked Engels better than Marx.
The problem is, social democracy didn't fail in practice, and Marxism did because, while China is economically successful, the Nordic states are much more successful per capita and have things like basic human rights, AND China's success largely occurred after they switched to a mixed economy, effectively abandoning Marxism.
I have read Wage, Labor and Capital in its entirety, as well as Value, Price, and Profit. Both are better than the manifesto, which I've also read. His critique of Gotha was also interesting. I think Engels was honestly much more interesting than Marx, though Eugen Dühring was more practical (as demonstrated by the success of SocDems and the Nordic model, while "Marxism" never went anywhere in a practical sense.
China saw a 60% increase in billionaires between 2020 and 2021 alone. It fell since then but it's still higher than it was pre-pandemic, and WAY higher than it was in the '70s before China went free market.
Well, you linked a twitter thread that links an OpEd where a wealthy Chinese national says "China for sure is just fine I promise, anyone who says it isn't is a liar", so you've GOTTA be right.
I mean, Cuba had a bloody history and some rough years because of the US fucking them over, but they seem to be doing better now. I respect Cuba 1000x more than China. Unfortunately, they're still a one-party state without free and fair elections. The Nordic model leads to much better outcomes, though that's a mixed economy and I know you tankies fucking hate that.