If Stalin was against Bukharin he would’ve been against Deng. I see too many people glazing red social democracy. The DTOB is wearing the skin of the DTOP and people are falling for it.
If Stalin was against Bukharin he would’ve been against Deng. I see too many people glazing red social democracy. The DTOB is wearing the skin of the DTOP and people are falling for it.
I know all the arguments that the comments in here will reply to OP already and mostly agree. Of course building socialism is a long process. Of course there’s dialectics. But I would like to see more nuance in the daily reporting.
We all support the war of Iran and the axis of resistance against US imperialism, right? But no war ever goes smoothly. If there is a setback or a heavy blow dealt by the enemy, we don’t sugar coat it. We discuss it, analyze the implications.
Similarly, we should support China. But if we accept, that China is socialist, not yet communist, then that means by definition, that the class war within China is still going on. Just as it continued in the Soviet Union after the revolution and was ultimately lost from within (under pressure, of course, but still).
So inevitably, I wonder, how is the class war inside China going? We hear about the many positive achievements every day. But is it all one glorious victory after another? Not one little setback? No partial retreat ever? Only one brilliant strategic master strok after another? What’s the most contested front?
In 2020, there were about double the number of billionaires in China compared to today (over 1000, at one point). Apparently it got so bad, that decisive action became necessary. What prevent earlier action? Then, after the crackdowns, this number dropped to about 400. Just since last year alone, the number has risen again by about 20% to over 500 again. Isn’t that a little setback? How did it happen? Will the number continue to rise? They have limited power now, but I’m sure they strive for more.
If China is socialist, there must be struggle, there must be classes, there must be enemies of the proletariat within China. Who exactly are our enemies inside China? How do they fight? I want names. Not vague gestures towards theory.
As in the Soviet Union, there must be revisionist and anti-revisionist streams in the party. Who’s got the upper hand at what time and on what issue? These questions are never discussed. Instead, people pretend China is just one unified block. That’s racist, anti-dialectical and idealist.
I want trustworthy news with a Marxist class analysis about the struggle within China or all the purely positive ones will be suspect of painting an incomplete picture.
I get, that to the outside, we have to be united in our support due to relentless imperialist anti-China propaganda. But here, amongst ourselves, we can be what we are: materialists.