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Communism in theory vs in practice (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

China has a Socialist Market Economy, it isn’t so much a cocktail as it is Marxism-Leninism applied to China’s current conditions.

This sentence is in Chinese constitution and text book for every first grade student. Repeating it doesn't help any meaningful conversation, unless you are a 7 years old trying to pass exam and get to second grade...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 12 hours ago

It's a sentence I made, just because the PRC agrees with describing themselves that way doesn't mean I'm not adding to meaningful conversation. When you declare that China is a cocktail of Capitalism and Socialism, what does that actually mean? It seemed like your comment was more about not analyzing China's economy than coming up with a coherent and consistent answer, which is what I pushed forward.

Basically, Capitalism and Socialism are descriptors of overall systems, not portions of an economy, so calling a system a cocktail of each doesn't make too much sense and adds confusion more than clarity.