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Spot the difference (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

You responded to a FANTASTIC explanation of the difference by splitting hairs on what by your definition qualifies as a class.

A fantastic explanation? It literally isn't an explanation, it's a comparison of two statements. Which is fine, and so is the critique of those statements to examine their perceived contradictions.

From the perspective of the CPC and Marxist-Leninist theory, their ruling party represents the working class, just like our ruling parties represent the owner class of CEOs. [wikipedia page: DotP] Obviously that's a contested claim which not even all Marxists will agree with, but it's far from splitting hairs. It's the basic foundation of the comparison, the implicit claim that one is a working class act and the other is not.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 days ago

This is the most concise rebuttal and I think you've highlighted well where the root of the perceived discord lies.

If one accepts that the CPC represents the working class, then the critique of the unfair comparison via the meme would be viewed as legitimate.

If one contests the original assertion, then it does not. To them, Xi memeing a CEO would look to them more like Musk offing Altman.