cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/18349787
Years of brutal neoliberal capitalism combined with the left’s betrayal have led to widespread political demoralization.
Archived version: https://archive.ph/G9HS9
25 points
China never will lol, they’re suppressing wage growth in the middle and lower classes to find businesses and corporations. The capitalist infection has spread to ‘socialist’ countries too, unfortunately.
-2 points
Uh-huh.
- Reuters, 2018: China overtakes U.S. for healthy lifespan: WHO data
- United Nations, 2019: Helping 800 Million People Escape Poverty Was Greatest Such Effort in History, Says Secretary-General, on Seventieth Anniversary of China’s Founding
- Tricontinental, 2021: Serve the People: The Eradication of Extreme Poverty in China
- World Bank, 2022: Lifting 800 Million People Out of Poverty – New Report Looks at Lessons from China’s Experience
- CNBC, 2024: China’s housing minister says real estate developers must go bankrupt if necessary
14 points
That may be true, but has nothing to do with work hours and rights in China. They are opposite of great.
1 point
