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Capitalist roaders are real. Dengist approaches can work but the only way they do is with a committed socialist core to push back at the sanctioned bourgeois influence.
Luckily Xi's faction has begun the process of reigning in capital and promoting SOEs and worker co-ops, just at a pace that is frustrating for many.
Do you happen to have any resources on changes Xi's made along these lines?
I think we can admit China has flaws, not the flaws most western media calls out, but imperfect none the less. This dismantling of SOEs in favor of western shareholder models is a tragedy. It definitely seems like that discussion was a push by capitalist ambitions to make China more open to foreign investment.
I really don’t like that concept of “risk labor”. It’s not well defined and somehow allows people to extract infinite money from something? Very fishy in my book. Definitely just a justification for entrepreneurs in the CCP. I’d prefer “risk labor” done by some level of democratic decision of where investments and focus of a nations productive forces should go. If someone wants to create some new product or service, argue for it and convince others it’s worth pursuing
I'm glad you agree. I'm not a Marxist-Leninist by the typical usage on the internet, I'm much more of an Open Marxist, and I think actual discussion of China and any other AES's faults is necessary for a healthy community.
Yeah, Risk Labor as a concept is just simply capitalist apologia, no other way to describe it. I know China was founded on the union of the four classes, including the bourgeoisie, but at this stage allowing any capitalists into the CCP is straight up betrayal.