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[–] GrainEater@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
  • Uyghur "genocide": complete BS. Vocational training schools (call them "re-education camps" if you wish) did exist because of the severe terrorism problem @ksynwa mentioned. The population of Uyghurs in XInjiang has increased since the anti-terrorism measures were implemented
  • Landlordism and bourgeois rule: only exists on local levels. The reason why the bourgeoisie is still allowed to exist in China is because it's a countermeasure against imperialism, but the CPC (whose higher-level members are chosen through bottom-up democratic elections and can be recalled by the voters if they're unsatisfied, unlike any bourgeois "democracy") is in charge and they crack down on bourgeois criminals, including executing billionaires. The bourgeoisie don't own any land whatsoever, it's only leased from the state and can be revoked
  • "Authoritarianism": every state is inherently authoritarian. Focusing on the limits on online video games for children (single-player games aren't affected) is an extremely silly reason to denounce a socialist project