>>78596
Our government and media lies to us about everything to keep us in the dark, dumb and afraid of the world. Truth is we are no longer an exceptional nations. Truth is there are other superpowers. Truth is not every other country is run down and poor as dirt. Truth is, some governments actually do serve their people better than our own do for us. Truth is, some "democracies" are actually very totalitarian, while others called totalitarian because they are simply on our government's shit list.

It is the same dealing control freaks in your life. We all know some. They'll lie to you, create a scapegoat, blame you (or somebody else) for everything wrong in the world. They'll tell you how much they love you one minute and be quick to stab you right in the back the next, typically over something very petty and insignificant. Same with control freak irrational governments. Once you know, you better not forget.

>>78601
I absolutely cannot stand those types of people. I know one in particular all too well. Total bitch. Thinks she knows everything, yet she can be very deceiving. Always burns bridges too. Always has a scapegoat to blame all her problems on. You can't do anything right for yourself. She ALWAYS knows what is best for you so you better shut up and listen! A total authority complex. If you do something right and it works, but it was not done how she wanted you to go about it? Tear that shit down and be ashamed, poor white trash! I'm done with these kinds of people and I will never have them in my life ever EVER again. Ever.

It looks as if China quietly realized capitalism actually works far better than communism but they are too ashamed to admit their folly so they just continue calling themselves communists to prevent political humiliation while preserving their dignity adopting free market capitalism. Lots of people who visit China have said it's a lot like the prosperity we have seen in the United States only with a totally different culture, but markets are everywhere, food is abundant and plentiful, people go shopping all the time, businesses and merchants galore, very similar to any other free market system.

>>79578
I'm a cummunist

thousands of chinese youth do their best to escape the gruelling chinese education system, they’re happy studying at japanese and american universities

china is a shithole anyway

>>78596
>Communism, political and economic doctrine that aims to replace private property and a profit-based economy with public ownership and communal control of at least the major means of production (e.g., mines, mills, and factories) and the natural resources of a society. Communism is thus a form of socialism—a higher and more advanced form, according to its advocates. Exactly how communism differs from socialism has long been a matter of debate, but the distinction rests largely on the communists’ adherence to the revolutionary socialism of Karl Marx.

britannica.com/topic/communism

Know what we don't see in the above definition? Anything to do with middle class or single family homes.

>>78596
I visit China on occasion. Huge country of course, so it's hard to generalize, just like we have beautiful well-off areas in the US but also total drugged out shitholes. China doesn't have a drug problem but there are definite areas of poverty. That's what the media usually shows. But in general, China has been based for the past 25 years or so. It's actually free in ways we are not, which is both good and bad.

However, look into what home "ownership" means in China. It is not for life.