PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to The Democratic People's Republic of Tankiejerk@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agoMaybe TWO things can be bad at once! Or even three or four!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square90linkfedilinkarrow-up1679arrow-down128
arrow-up1651arrow-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 · 24 days agomessage-square90linkfedilink
minus-squareMisterFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·23 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.
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.