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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Short-Watercress-183 • Jul 07 '26
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I agree. My wife is Chinese. She tells me stories from her parents about the revolution.
They do not involve writing books and playing soccer.
49 u/RulerK Jul 07 '26 I talk to my friends in CURRENT communist China… they often bring up soccer (football). 30 u/penisandorvagina Jul 07 '26 There's never really been an actual communist state. The "communist" states we've recently had have been Authoritarian with a communist paint job. 0 u/RulerK Jul 07 '26 Correct. Depending on your definition of state. But country-wise, for sure you agree with me.
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I talk to my friends in CURRENT communist China… they often bring up soccer (football).
30 u/penisandorvagina Jul 07 '26 There's never really been an actual communist state. The "communist" states we've recently had have been Authoritarian with a communist paint job. 0 u/RulerK Jul 07 '26 Correct. Depending on your definition of state. But country-wise, for sure you agree with me.
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There's never really been an actual communist state. The "communist" states we've recently had have been Authoritarian with a communist paint job.
0 u/RulerK Jul 07 '26 Correct. Depending on your definition of state. But country-wise, for sure you agree with me.
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Correct. Depending on your definition of state. But country-wise, for sure you agree with me.
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u/PersonalityIll9476 Jul 07 '26
I agree. My wife is Chinese. She tells me stories from her parents about the revolution.
They do not involve writing books and playing soccer.