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[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 55 points 2 months ago (1 children)

that use the aesthetics of socialism

This isn't even a criteria for many

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Can anyone explain what the aesthetics of socialism are and which atrocities are being hidden?

Could it be China? But they aren't Socialist.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months 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.

[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

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.

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

I think Xi self identifies as Marxist Leninist