PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to The Democratic People's Republic of Tankiejerk@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agoMaybe TWO things can be bad at once! Or even three or four!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down11
arrow-up122arrow-down1imageMaybe TWO things can be bad at once! Or even three or four!lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to The Democratic People's Republic of Tankiejerk@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square34linkfedilink
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·27 days ago that use the aesthetics of socialism This isn’t even a criteria for many
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-227 days agoCan anyone explain what the aesthetics of socialism are and which atrocities are being hidden? Could it be China? But they aren’t Socialist.
minus-squareMisterFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·26 days agoNot in practice, but they do claim to be (and in fairness, do some things in a more “socialist” way - looking at you privatisation in the west…) I think this what OOP means with “aesthetics”, it’s that they claim to be a socialist state, when in many ways, it’s rather capitalist. Regardless, holding up any country as a beacon of all that is good is pretty silly, if you ask me. No where (that I know of) should be emulated in every regard.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·27 days ago Could it be China? But they aren’t Socialist. Take that up with tankies, who will argue long and passionately that China is actually very socialist.
This isn’t even a criteria for many
Can anyone explain what the aesthetics of socialism are and which atrocities are being hidden?
Could it be China? But they aren’t Socialist.
Not in practice, but they do claim to be (and in fairness, do some things in a more “socialist” way - looking at you privatisation in the west…)
I think this what OOP means with “aesthetics”, it’s that they claim to be a socialist state, when in many ways, it’s rather capitalist.
Regardless, holding up any country as a beacon of all that is good is pretty silly, if you ask me.
No where (that I know of) should be emulated in every regard.
Take that up with tankies, who will argue long and passionately that China is actually very socialist.