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Re:The Triumph and Terror of Wang Huning by DaleNeumann on Thursday February 08, 2024 @10:41PM (#39311114)
Neo conservative beliefs are structured on age old assertions that don't make sense in a modern world so they need to be argued for by apologetics who are pampered by there masters and generously sustained by there book sales. This Wang seems no better then Rush Limbaugh or Alex Jones, who just mentions what populists need to hear to feel vindicated for supposedly being 'real' which I assume means they have no desires for luxurys beyond a roof over there head and a family wagon in there drive way. Although I find it easy to linger on his complaints about life in America and agree on pretty much everything it just boggles how he plans to fix any of this in China when the feedback they are getting to these reactionary social changes are that the communist party is getting is that they are out of touch. Wang reminds me of my father at the dinner table with his fist next to the bread and cheese, churning food in his mouth while staring at me, and smiling, laughing: "Son you'll grow up and be a father just like me one day."
Re:The Triumph and Terror of Wang Huning by corimaith on Thursday February 08, 2024 @10:59PM (#39311225)
To be honest, most of the world outside the West is more like Alex Jones than you might think. It's been interesting how similar the core desires of many communist movements or anti-imperalist were to conservative ideals, all to protect themselves from the encroachment of liberal western "degeneration". I recall the leaders of Al Qaeda got similar conclusions when they visited america and didnt like what they saw.
Re:The Triumph and Terror of Wang Huning by pinewurst on Friday February 09, 2024 @12:07AM (#39311619)
I vaguely remember reading that the 1st moon landing is what really tipped over Osama bin Laden - talk about paleo-conservatism…