‘Mutual aid’ is a radical ideal. Some live its communal spirit

Re:‘Mutual aid’ is a radical ideal. Some live its communal s... by whitemary on Saturday February 11, 2023 @02:40PM (#34755565)

Can you cite actual studies that show China tops the US in child poverty or child hunger? I highly doubt this is the case, but I'm quite confident we do not have any reason to believe one way or the other.

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Re:‘Mutual aid’ is a radical ideal. Some live its communal s... by dmoy on Saturday February 11, 2023 @03:18PM (#34755922)

World bank, etc.

Keep in mind that there's ~150 million people in China who subsist on less than ~$3/day or whatever. Even accounting for cheaper standard of living (4x ppp in China) it's cripplingly poor by even US poverty rates. It's the equivalent of living on like $4k USD.

Idk if you've been to rural China at all, but shit is way different there still.

When we define the US federal poverty line it's at minimum like $12k for an individual, even in the cheapest areas. That's 3x higher than the poverty line for data you see coming out of China.

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Re:‘Mutual aid’ is a radical ideal. Some live its communal s... by luckylion on Saturday February 11, 2023 @04:14PM (#34756422)

> The Soviet Union absolutely had less child poverty and hunger

You mean after they've let a few millions starve here and there?

Holy fuck, the insanity.

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Re:‘Mutual aid’ is a radical ideal. Some live its communal s... by whitemary on Sunday February 12, 2023 @09:11PM (#34769396)

Obviously you lack even have the slightest clue how much blood is on the hands of the US empire. There is simply no comparison.

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