So did the non elites, of what they were able to see, which is why such a large emphasis was put on concealing the wealth of the commoner westerner. Something that is still huge in China. If the average Chinese person learns that even the poorest of the western world doesn't live in 10sq meter "apartment" and work 9-9/6 the party would lose control.
Re:How Putin’s Oligarchs Bought London
by richiebful1 on Saturday March 19, 2022 @10:42AM
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Hundreds of thousands of Chinese international students have been coming to the US every year for the past decade. I'm sure they've seen homelessness as well as the middle class lifestyle in the US. So far so good
Any Chinese person coming to the US is from the most privileged class. The Chinese commoner isn't even able to move freely around China.
I mean, to be fair, the poorest of the western world don't live in 10sq metre apartments...
Re:How Putin’s Oligarchs Bought London
by phist_mcgee on Friday March 18, 2022 @07:37PM
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Just look at this recent speech by Putin[1] on the matter.
It was the case in the Soviet Union too that even though the West was the enemy, the status symbols were still all Western. In a weird way the elites aspired and lusted over the produce of Western consumerism.