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.
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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ - 3w
yup
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big_spoon - 3w
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
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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ - 3w
I laughed at that pretty hard, it's like every time they write about Ukraine they have to throw in unprovoked full scale invasion.
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acabjones - 3w
Lolll it's the guardian, yes, there's probably literally that rule written down at their office.
yogthos in economics
China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/23/china-us-poverty-income-inequalityThey were doing so well until the last paragraph
Its so pathetic. "China is so much better to its people but they are still evil." fucking clown show.
yup
they couldn't help themselves, right? china HAD to be dissed somewhere because that's the rule
I laughed at that pretty hard, it's like every time they write about Ukraine they have to throw in unprovoked full scale invasion.
Lolll it's the guardian, yes, there's probably literally that rule written down at their office.