Again, the majority of people who lived in socialist countries where socialism was dissolved regret its fall. This makes sense, considering an estimated 7-10 million people died from its dissolution, child prostitution skyrocketed, drug abuse skyrocketed, life expectancy plummeted, homelessness rose, joblesness rose, and economic growth stagnated or collapsed in most countries, only barely recovering decades later and with a privledged few making it out ahead with the rest left behind.

In reality, the USSR was dissolved from the top-down, by the Yeltsin faction, against the wishes of the people.

After this referendum, crisis hit and political instability skyrocketed, resulting in an agreement pushed by those who would loot the former Soviet States for profit.

Being apart from the norm isn’t an indication of correctness or incorrectness, and the overwhelming majority of those who lived in socialist countries that dissolved socialism regret said dissolution, so not sure what your point is.

Why?

The DNC isn’t even trying to appeal to leftists, they purely care about their donors, same as the GOP.

This is extremely vibes-based, and ignores foundational differences like modes of production and distribution.

No, they don’t, because that’s an absurd waste of resources. It’s a comically evil fairy tale told about the most sanctioned country on Earth to justify said sanctions.

Yep, I’m aware. Seeing Lenin brought up and butchered is a new one for me, but nevertheless it makes sense. They start from the position that their liberal bias towards reformism is correct, and try to justify that with theory, rather than trying to understand the context and message actually meant.

Unsure where it’s listed, but you can find stats online.

Sorry to hear that, that’s unfortunate.

Yep, it’s something that shifts gradually with the mode of production.

What makes you say unable to? The CPC, as impressive as what they’ve accomplished is, are not gods. They are actively cracking down on and reducing it. It isn’t a cultural phenomenon, but a material one caused by the ongoing contradiction between capital and the socialist system, one which is being steered by the CPC along the socialist road.

Sally Yin on Twitter shares lots of videos. Mostly short form and images, and usually of Pyongyang in particular (which is of course one of the nicer and more developed areas in the DPRK), but also some of the countryside and smaller cities. No idea about her being a transphobe or not, but I have not seen anything transphobic from her yet.

Yep it’s abundantly clear.

For the devout anti-communist Rimu? Absolutely. Here’s the MOG thread discussing it.

I didn’t either, lol. Just @'d a certain “history major” social fascist from a Lemmy.ml thread, debunking claims about the 1930s soviet famine.

Socialism is a system by which the working classes control the state, and public ownership is the principal aspect of the economy.

Lmao, fair

996 is illegal and largely found in big tech companies in Beijing and Shanghai. The average work week in China is 46 hours. You are confusing taxation for socialism. When I say public ownership is principal, I am very much speaking of the fact that the backbone of China’s economy is the public sector of the economy. The largest entities are nearly all State Owned Enterprises, and critical industries are also overwhelmingly state owned.

Secondly, wages are getting higher and higher. Purchasing power in 2022 was 25 times higher than 1978, and this growth is steady.

Thirdly, the social product of society is not directed towards private profits, but for the needs of society and future growth. China has more high speed rail than anyone on the planet, is combatting desertification, electrifying faster than anyone, eradicated extreme poverty faster than anyone, has practically no homeless people, plans cities ahead of using them so that they have smart civil planning, and more. China invests in the future, because it isn’t dominated by the profit motive.

I implore you to actually look at China’s real existence today, compared with 10 years ago, 20, 50, and 100. No other country has managed to come so far in such a short time, and it’s thanks precisely to socialism.

Seems people that post more than comment weren’t on the list, or maybe I am not familiar enough with the others.

The Party for Socialism and Liberation, ML org.