I mean i read the Wikipedia page and im still confused
Okay so you and a lot of people on .world aren’t probably going to like this because I am using an explicitly communist source, worse an explicitly communist wiki but I have read a good chunk of the source material here and don’t feel like rewriting all of it when I can just link it. Anyway here are some links that should be informative if you want to understand the philosophies that guide the CPC and the structure of its state.
Socialism With Chinese Characteristics
I ask you to be curious. Investigate the claims you see here, look at the sources used and judge them for yourself. I know you are not likely to be receptive to the communist perspective, most people are not and I am not trying to make you a communist through this. Its just that communists put a lot of time and effort into critically understanding other communists and their projects. Its a lot to investigate, don’t expect to read or understand it all in one night. Good luck ❤️
SolidShake@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Think of the USA but now remove all political parties and just make One party, remove state governments and make them all federal. So every state has the same laws across the nation. When it’s time to vote, democracy is very limited and federally controlled.
Some red flags of the CCP, because this is what trump and maga wants for the US ultimately. A CCDI which purges political rivals. Increased federal control which limits freedom of speech , expression and independent institutions.
Also imagine a HUGE increase in censorship online. Republicans are also doing this now in the US with porn sites as well as locally forcing bibles and the ten commandments in schools.
What’s funny though, even with all this Chinese still has a generally free healthcare system for its citizens and pretty good quality of life overall. Something apparently no US leader could ever achieve.
Well that’s my understanding of it. I could be wrong about some things. I could be missing some things. I live in the US so I only know what I can research and learn.
SGforce@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
The most glaring issue with their healthcare or other benefits is that the decision to have those things at all comes down to one party or even one man. That means there is nothing at all stopping those things from being taken away on a whim.
marcos@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
China seems very stable to me. Their government is afraid of making people angry, and removing basic help like that is very likely to make people angry.
But also, it seems to me that the “generally” in “generally free” is doing some work. AFAIK, some care is free, some care isn’t. And the pretty good quality of life doesn’t seem to be universally distributed. Both of those seem to be improving quickly, but the “people are better than in the US” impression one may take from that comment seems to be a misrepresentation.
Friendlybirdseggs@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
Yes but at the same time the population would likely be very VERY pissed.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Nope. There is no “free healthcare” according to my parents’ direct experience in Guangzhou (广州) and also various relatives. (At least not around the time we left) Everything requires pre-payment, even emercency procedures.
Not really, especially not if you have a rual Hukou. To be fair, it did get a lot better compared to imperial dyansties or warlords era right after Xinhai revolution, but its not that good compared to most western countries. One of the biggesr problems is food safety. Work place safety is also a huge problem, and pay is low, no overtime extras, no vacations for most jobs. Employers frequently delay payments with no consequences. Not really a place you wanna live in.
There’s a reason why my parents left the country. (And then now here in the US, we have this wannabe dictatorship thing happening all over again 🫠 wonderful*, isn’t it?)
*sarcasm
sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
You didn’t explain anything about how they work just some of the things that they do.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
China does have other political parties though, to an extent
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Sounds good. I’m in
SolidShake@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I agree with that. The only problem is we’re all opinionated now and the US is hardcore split into two. I say republicans have their land, democrats have theirs. Like North and South Korea. Let trump be the Alabama diddler leader and I’d give the northern parts to Gavin Newsom. Or Arnold again. Let Arnold run things
Friendlybirdseggs@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
Thanks you! I didn’t know most of that