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[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

As we can’t verify this in any meaningful extend due to - as you yourself pointed out - every country and culture being invredibly different. So why are you OK with attributing success to chinese policy but not failure?

I'm so confused by this conversation. Let's recap.

Originally, OP asked why China has billionaires if it's aiming to be socialist. I replied that the reforms that allowed billionaires also resulted in 800 million people escaping extreme poverty. WoodScientist randomly started drawing comparisons between the PRC and Taiwan, and I said that it's apples and oranges, and that I didn't see the relevance to what I had said. Then you started providing even more reasons why the comparison isn't really valid, acting as if that contradicted my position in some way, which was even more confusing. You added that you didn't like looking at other possible routes China could have gone, because it's untestable.

Now, having established that you don't like comparing China to other countries (calling it "dick measuring"), and also that you don't like comparing other historical possibilities (calling them "untestable") you're now accusing me of being unwilling to attribute failure to Chinese policy.

First of all, which failure are you talking about? There are plenty which I'm willing to acknowledge. But also, on what basis could you call any policy a success or failure? You've thrown away all your epistemology. If we discount comparisons to other places, and also discount comparisons to other possibilities, then what can we look at to determine if a given policy was a success or failure?

I see today how unjust and miserable China is despite what tiktok might paint you.

Do you? What's your point of reference for that? Some hypothetical ideal that exists only in your mind?

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

All I did is call you out that you can't draw conclusions from n=1 of a policy so you can't attribute chinese authoritarian policy for "getting people out of poverty". So your glazing of Chinese autocrats is exactly that - glazing.

[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 0 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

That's completely absurd. This is the dumbest thing anyone's said this conversation.

The sample size isn't "n=1" it's n=800,000,000. It's clearly visible from the graph that I posted that the reduction in poverty began immediately after the reforms, and then continued extremely consistently on an extremely large scale.

In case you need a refresher on what the data looks like:

You're just so committed to shitting on every single thing that China does that you're willing to throw out all reason and logic, completely ignore obvious facts, and throw out any means of evaluating any policy just to avoid the conclusion that China may have done a single thing right.

What other possible explanation even is there? You're just very objectively wrong.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 0 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Lol keep moving the goal post boot licker

[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 0 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Wtf are you even talking about? My first comment was about this, and that's all I've been saying this entire conversation. The goalpost has always been exactly where it's at.

It is entirely you and others who have tried to move the goalposts from "This one policy was successful" to "China is the best country in the world," which was never my position, because it's easier for you to argue against that.

You're completely full of shit. You've just defaulted to random accusations and insults based on nothing because you know you can't argue with the facts.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 0 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Again you move the goalpost. Sad that you spend so much effort just to boot lick. I hope you get paid at least 🙏

[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 0 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

I've made very well reasoned arguments backed by data and sources, you just randomly scream that I'm "moving the goalposts" somehow with absolutely zero explanation for how I'm supposedly doing it and just repeat that and throw insults at me. It's obvious that you're just a troll.

Where do you think the goalposts are supposed to be? What did I say that set the goalposts there? You have nothing, you're just slinging shit against the wall and hoping something sticks.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

You didn't even make a sound argument let alone a reasonable one.

Relaity is China got out of poverty in spite of CCP not because of it. If they had democracy like Taiwan they'd be more rich AND more free.