Re:China is blocking all language editions of Wikipedia
by StreamBright on Monday May 13, 2019 @07:15AM
(#19898047)
Yes communism is bad because of other reasons, and because it failed every single time it was tried. Btw. China is not a communist state for a long time.
Re:China is blocking all language editions of Wikipedia
by seanmcdirmid on Monday May 13, 2019 @07:24AM
(#19898115)
Just run by a party that happens to identify themselves as the Communist Party China (CPC). Also the kids that still have to take Marxist and Mao theory in high school and university wish the country would admit to no longer being communist also.
Re:China is blocking all language editions of Wikipedia
by StreamBright on Monday May 13, 2019 @09:31AM
(#19899035)
Yeah but naming can be safely ignored. Examples:
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic
Re:China is blocking all language editions of Wikipedia
by seanmcdirmid on Monday May 13, 2019 @11:26AM
(#19900219)
Ya, but just don't say China isn't communist in a Chinese public forum, you might offend a 同志.
In general I am skeptical of "Communism is bad because the government will X" arguments where private industry is capable of doing X in as thorough a way for the average citizen's practical liberty and especially where private industry is already trying X.