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In Defense of China as a Socialist State w/ Ajit Singh

🕑 Added 2018-03-29 21:14:21 +0000 UTC

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Yea, I do not personally believe that China is Socialist. I adhere to the Maoist line on China; namely that its abandoned socialism in practice and adheres to it only in rhetoric. Still, since this is a prominent belief on the ML left, I figured its important for all of us to understand the argument in its full articulation.

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I also do not believe that China is Socialist. I adhere to the Maoist line on China; namely that its abandoned socialism in practice and adheres to it only in rhetoric. Still, since this is a prominent belief on the ML left, I figured its important for all of us to understand the argument in its full articulation.

Mike Ryan

Interesting, but perhaps does he have experience working in China? The people I work with certainly feel different then he does, and much of what he says doesn't align with my experience.

Bob Parr

I found this interesting but I wondered how the Chinese state feels about workers being treated poorly if it is socialist in nature. The most famous example if the Apple workers and their suicide netting