You make a good point here, and I hadn’t thought about it that way. China is quite scary, and their dominance is certainly understated in my declaration of the US being the worst of them. I can see how my statement is exceptionalism. Despite the US having some unique cruelties, It is the authoritarian state in general having a monopoly on violent control that is the ultimate disaster.
All of Africa has been the target of so much cruelty, and china has a role in that. I am certain there are nightmares on the horizon.
Because it is an authoritarian state, and to be clear I’m more afraid of the US because of where I live. I just find any non-horizontally organized states that have a lot of power, especially authoritarian ones, to be scary in general.
All states are “authoritarian,” in that all are monopolies on violence. The benefit of China is that the working classes control the state, so its authority is used in the interest of the people.
You make a good point here, and I hadn’t thought about it that way. China is quite scary, and their dominance is certainly understated in my declaration of the US being the worst of them. I can see how my statement is exceptionalism. Despite the US having some unique cruelties, It is the authoritarian state in general having a monopoly on violent control that is the ultimate disaster.
All of Africa has been the target of so much cruelty, and china has a role in that. I am certain there are nightmares on the horizon.
This is just “having a government” and unfortunately you’re gonna find it in every country for as long as class society exists.
I agree that it will be everywhere under these conditions, and I agree that it is unfortunate :(
How exactly is China “quite scary?”
Because red scare
Red scary 👻
Because it is an authoritarian state, and to be clear I’m more afraid of the US because of where I live. I just find any non-horizontally organized states that have a lot of power, especially authoritarian ones, to be scary in general.
All states are “authoritarian,” in that all are monopolies on violence. The benefit of China is that the working classes control the state, so its authority is used in the interest of the people.