StonksDiff13

First off, I don't have any right wing, let alone far right propaganda in my life. I'm a progressive. Do you think a MAGA idiot would go live in China themselves? Obviously not.

I don't actually need evidence to be correct, because I saw it first hand. But I probably can prove it anyways. The simplest way: there are multiple definitions of literacy. They now call it functioning literacy in some cases. Others get very specific such as can they read a newspaper or write a statement about a topic? I do believe China is achieving great things with their younger generations. That, I also saw first hand. Although, they conveniently rewrite history as well. Completely covering up the atrocities the government has caused. That is pretty unforgivable.

Anyways, the older generation is filled with people who are still illiterate. They are not in school. They are not learning. They are working. And mostly happy by the way. Illiteracy is not a criticism on well being. That was someone else's argument that "they must be doing well because they've achieved so much LITERACY." Those are the happiest people I've ever met. Willing to share their food and home with total strangers. Their jobs and their lives and their happiness do not require literacy. That is why they will never change. Only once the younger generation has outlived the older long enough to reach a 97% rate could we call it the achievement you are wanting to believe.

Anyways, none of this has anything to do with my initial statement. Both systems suck! Everyone else is throwing these random statements such as literacy to try to change the argument. Draw it into a which is better contest. It's just like red and blue politics in America. Fuck all that. We the people, everywhere, deserve better than either of these power and control hungry psychos would have for us. Period.

I was actually really excited to reply to you because I can explain where our miscommunication is occurring. But then I skipped ahead and saw that you have devolved into an emotional wreck incapable of controlling yourself. This is textbook form of running away and painting someone you truly don't know the first thing about with extreme, and I do mean extreme broad brush insults as well as... name calling? I just feel sorry for you now. This will be last message to you because I simply don't continue with people who abandoned reason in the face of challenge. Best of luck to you.

Oh I'm still plugging away. So far this entire comment section is trying to pull the argument into China good, US bad direction. Ignoring my argument altogether (both systems suck).

Unfortunately, my role has become teacher just to try to keep people in topic. I'm talking about a unifying system we should all be working on and everyone else is rooting for their sports team like drunken idiots.

I just want to clarify, I'm saying there is no need for literacy in some of the rural areas in China. They are farmers, some without basic electricity and plumbing. It's completely third world, except not in a suffering kind of way. Those are some of the kindest and hospitable people I've ever met.

I'm not disagreeing with your idea that socialist states put effort into education. To me education is everything no matter what system you have. Education should be the highest priority of society at large. I'm ecstatic that we might agree on that point.

Oh I fully agree it's not worthy of your respect or consideration. You'll find most of my downvotes and arguments on here are from people who think this conversation is about China bad, US good. It's not. My argument is both systems suck.

First off, I'm a progressive. Second, I lived in China for 6 months and I'm telling you the statistic is wrong. I have first hand experience among the many many many rural areas that are basically third world. China historically reports garbage numbers and this one of them. Shocking I know! How could they!

Straw arguments are not unique to Reddit. Guess this site is just people banned from Reddit rather than the evolved form I thought it was. Lame.

So you'll just skip over the historical facts surrounding how the initial document was better intended and the push back was from those who wanted to protect their "property."

I don't understand. Make a real argument with a list of supporting facts. If you truly believe what you're saying then prove it to me. Change my mind. Why is everyone so lazy with their counter arguments. I feel like I need to educate my "opponents" just to feel like we're having a conversation.

I love my job. It involves about 25 presentations per month on how I'm saving companies millions of dollars by increasing their efficiency. It's a small bubble in capitalism that doesn't have a negative side effect. Though, I do wish I was an owner in the company. I'm all for that idea! I'm pro socialism!!!

Oh idk I lived in China and the US. Hope about you? Do you have any personal experience to go off?

A single group of elites who decide who leads as the next president without any input from the people. This is exactly the definition of concentrated power.