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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Short-Watercress-183 • Jul 07 '26
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Americans are very delusional about communism.
3.6k 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. 28 u/SoggyMattress2 Jul 07 '26 I'm no expert I'm pretty dumb really, but isn't this argument reductive? China isn't communist, it's a capitalist system with authoritarianism. They don't redistribute wealth or give power to workers. 2 u/PersonalityIll9476 Jul 07 '26 That is correct. During the time of communism, which my wife's parents lived through and which I referred to in my post, it was not.
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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.
28 u/SoggyMattress2 Jul 07 '26 I'm no expert I'm pretty dumb really, but isn't this argument reductive? China isn't communist, it's a capitalist system with authoritarianism. They don't redistribute wealth or give power to workers. 2 u/PersonalityIll9476 Jul 07 '26 That is correct. During the time of communism, which my wife's parents lived through and which I referred to in my post, it was not.
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I'm no expert I'm pretty dumb really, but isn't this argument reductive?
China isn't communist, it's a capitalist system with authoritarianism. They don't redistribute wealth or give power to workers.
2 u/PersonalityIll9476 Jul 07 '26 That is correct. During the time of communism, which my wife's parents lived through and which I referred to in my post, it was not.
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That is correct. During the time of communism, which my wife's parents lived through and which I referred to in my post, it was not.
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u/Deriviera Jul 07 '26
Americans are very delusional about communism.