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Ehhh okay. Bit light on detail, but it's a quick read. Also, it seems to view every anti-CCP protest as left wing, but surely there's a 'right' in China that isn't just business and CCP politicians?
— May 23, 2023 03:25AM
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May 23, 2023 11:20AM
One of the biggest problems with leftist critiques of the CCP is just what you've noted imo, every critique of the CCP is cast as the potential for a next revolution without stopping to consider the reactionary alternatives.
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Completely agree, I think Rebecca E. Karl is better on this, but she still suffers from many of the same issues. There is certainly a misplaced hope or anachronism at play in both thinkers. I'm not well versed in this issue at all, but I think I'll try the academic journals going forward
