Despite the US’s economic success, income inequality remains breathtaking. But this is no glitch – it’s the system
  • Commiejones@lemmygrad.ml
    21·
    5 months ago

    They were doing so well until the last paragraph

    This is not to congratulate China for its authoritarian government, for its repression of minorities or for the iron fist it deploys against any form of dissent. But it merits pondering how this undemocratic government could successfully slash its poverty rate when the richest and oldest democracy in the world wouldn’t.

    Its so pathetic. “China is so much better to its people but they are still evil.” fucking clown show.

  • big_spoon@lemmygrad.ml
    17·
    5 months ago

    This is not to congratulate China for its authoritarian government, for its repression of minorities or for the iron fist it deploys against any form of dissent

    they couldn’t help themselves, right? china HAD to be dissed somewhere because that’s the rule