• RiverRock@lemmy.ml
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    23 hours ago

    It’s genuinely sad to see people who have been so traumatized by living in an epicenter of capitalist profiteering, gaslighting propaganda, and government violence that they can’t imagine a society that doesn’t work that way. You think this is a normal way for a government to be, and you think the smart thing to do is assume everyone is like the US.

    • Aljernon@lemmy.today
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      that they can’t imagine a society that doesn’t work that way

      Well I’m imagining a classless, borderless society where everyone’s needs are met and it is fantastic.

      You think this is a normal way for a government to be

      Nothing about the US government is normal unless in the context of an Empire rapidly approaching the point of collapse.

      and you think the smart thing to do is assume everyone is like the US

      I have enough knowledge to know that in both better and worse situations, other countries do things often very different and assume as much but try not to assume details. Luckily I’m well read.

      • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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        Well I’m imagining a classless, borderless society where everyone’s needs are met and it is fantastic.

        China has not reached communism, which itself must be global. It’s currently in the developing stages of socialism, which is the necesdary prerequisite to the society you’re describing.