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stevia333k's review against another edition
5.0
5 stars, it clarified terms, slogans, etc.
I already by 2020 March figured out China's government is technically so complicated because it's like USA's where we have a private sector & a public sector, even though they're both melded together. I defended china for about a year, due to how the overton window worked circa 2019, but now I see it's miserable. I'm still trying to figure out how they dealt with COVID19 though if they're socialist.
I want it to be known that when I write reviews, they're generally meant for me & they're kind of like a personal journaling because goodreads has been kind of like a catalog for me in remembering the books I've read, finding new ones, etc. I had a hard time finding stuff I actually enjoyed long before 2012 when I started using goodreads. So when I write this, please keep in mind that if you want information about what the book says that you're likely going to do better tonight read it. I found the ending to be a lot more informative, but still.
It gives decent gauges for determining whether the Dictatorship is Proletarian or Bourgeois. For example, environmentalism, food sovereignty, etc.
It also clarified to me what self-reliance means: don't take foreign loans for investment, do the damn work with your own.
This is why apparently when I was a kid, my public library put Dengist China next to Margaret Thatcher & Gorbachev. Like, Deng was hailed as someone who brought China into "the world", which the unstated norm of the overton window in that time was neoliberalism. So yeah, Bay Area415 is kind of a trip.
The book also taught me things are very similar to USA. It taught me that xenophobia is a big problem, and possibly why the party has a 95% approval rating when there is polarization. It also clued me into looking for mafias with local governments & possibly human trafficking, maybe some mercy murder-suicides.
I'm also reading around this time that book by that German economist about consent & authoritarianism in the workplace russia vs china, and I'm about to now start that eurocentrism book by samir somebody. There's also some hawaiian nationalism/independence book I'm finally picking back up. So yeah, interconnectivity is nice, comforting, yayful, and it's a lot & so little time.
So yeah, China isn't socialist. However, it should be known that they do have enough labor organizing to make a difference. Technically people in USA call it building dual power & mutual aid, but I feel that's not accurate because we haven't quite figured out the dealing against enclosure attacks over here in USA. I remember reading about how people incorrectly thought that Japan was an anti-imperial power back in the 20th century. Anyways, enjoy yourself.
I already by 2020 March figured out China's government is technically so complicated because it's like USA's where we have a private sector & a public sector, even though they're both melded together. I defended china for about a year, due to how the overton window worked circa 2019, but now I see it's miserable. I'm still trying to figure out how they dealt with COVID19 though if they're socialist.
I want it to be known that when I write reviews, they're generally meant for me & they're kind of like a personal journaling because goodreads has been kind of like a catalog for me in remembering the books I've read, finding new ones, etc. I had a hard time finding stuff I actually enjoyed long before 2012 when I started using goodreads. So when I write this, please keep in mind that if you want information about what the book says that you're likely going to do better tonight read it. I found the ending to be a lot more informative, but still.
It gives decent gauges for determining whether the Dictatorship is Proletarian or Bourgeois. For example, environmentalism, food sovereignty, etc.
It also clarified to me what self-reliance means: don't take foreign loans for investment, do the damn work with your own.
This is why apparently when I was a kid, my public library put Dengist China next to Margaret Thatcher & Gorbachev. Like, Deng was hailed as someone who brought China into "the world", which the unstated norm of the overton window in that time was neoliberalism. So yeah, Bay Area415 is kind of a trip.
The book also taught me things are very similar to USA. It taught me that xenophobia is a big problem, and possibly why the party has a 95% approval rating when there is polarization. It also clued me into looking for mafias with local governments & possibly human trafficking, maybe some mercy murder-suicides.
I'm also reading around this time that book by that German economist about consent & authoritarianism in the workplace russia vs china, and I'm about to now start that eurocentrism book by samir somebody. There's also some hawaiian nationalism/independence book I'm finally picking back up. So yeah, interconnectivity is nice, comforting, yayful, and it's a lot & so little time.
So yeah, China isn't socialist. However, it should be known that they do have enough labor organizing to make a difference. Technically people in USA call it building dual power & mutual aid, but I feel that's not accurate because we haven't quite figured out the dealing against enclosure attacks over here in USA. I remember reading about how people incorrectly thought that Japan was an anti-imperial power back in the 20th century. Anyways, enjoy yourself.
th2001eo's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Very interesting historical overview over the socialist period in China, as well as the build up and consequences of the capitalist reform. A bit too optimistic of the Mao era in my opinion, wasn't all sunshine and rainbows.
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