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[–] Mokey@hexbear.net 62 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think the only evidence one really needs is 1) US is a giant shithole with cruel laws and policies. 2) US has a long history of couping countries especially socialist ones. 3) China is US #1 geopolitical enemy.

Even if half of what the US says is true about China it doesnt change that US is trying to manipulate your opinions and gloss over its own many shortcomings

[–] quarrk@hexbear.net 36 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

US is a giant shithole with cruel laws and policies

It’s nice, maybe even incredible beyond a certain income level. Those below that level get glimpses of that reality when they drive past the nicer parts of town or see people with nice cars/houses/boats etc. Couple that experience with brainwashing that anyone can get there with sufficient hard work, and that this supposed mobility is the foundation of Freedom™ goshdarnit, then it is simple for many people to accept mediocre or bad living conditions. It is what makes capitalist exploitation so sinister: it converts direct, personal exploitation of past societies into indirect, impersonal exploitation based on the abstract logic of private property. (Das Kapital in a nutshell.)

All of that is to say, I think your point #1 is insufficient without a Marxist analysis, because merely identifying problems without understanding their causes can easily lead a liberal to fascist scapegoating of marginalized groups instead of actual solutions.