WSJ says they are not Capitalists.

Westerners say shit like this as if it’s some sinister secret agenda that’s been exposed by deep infiltration and analysis, when in reality the politicians in China have been saying this publicly in speeches and interviews since before these people were born

This can’t be emphasized kenough.
"too young, too simple sometimes naive" is a perfect description of all liberal journalists that pretend they're some kind of super genius when it comes to explaining the PRC
Lenin: We will hang capitalists with the rope they sell us.
Mao-Xi: Ditto.
Western neolibs/chuds: What are those dastardly orientals planning?!

When did Deng implement the market reforms? Like 50 years ago? WSJ catches on quick, huh?

It takes time for them to get their nephews Jody to take dictation
well Deng tricked the west into giving him the means of production
(i am being partly facetious but also maybe not?!?!?!?!!)

In other news, WSJ just hired their first person who has read a single piece of literature from China, apparently.

Marcio Rubio said "China has found a way to use capitalism against us."

Hillary Clinton said "they are a controlled top down economy. we will never compete and win against them unless we take back the means of production."

This is true bipartisanship.

Meanwhile in the good timeline...
Does anyone have that meme video that shows Hillary saying that? It's pure kino.
- this one? I think it was originally posted here (the shrekland watermark is a reference to our user shitbird)

Ultras in shambles

DengGODS don't miss

Fascists say China is communist and that communism is evil because it is literally the devil’s work; liberals say that China is only pretending to be communist and that it is actually capitalist because communism is impossible and goes against human nature (also known as god). Every communist is really just a lying, power-hungry capitalist who is fooling the brainwashed masses (who want communism…even though that would make anti-communist countries dictatorships). If communist activists were actually capitalists, it would probably be a lot easier to just work as capitalists, but w/e.

Both liberals and fascists are entangled in mysticism and I really wish we had a national organization in the USA that was taking them on because sometimes I have to wonder if they’re as strong as they seem.

They're actually very weak except for having enormous amounts of state violence at their disposal.
- The fash usually do the liberals’ dirty work, which is why liberals are always so desperate to get at least a few fascists onboard with their project. Liberals themselves don’t like getting their hands dirty.
human nature (also known as god)
Both liberals and fascists are entangled in mysticism
bit redundant, but we can allow it
this comment gave me semantic satiation with the word communist and I had to triple check you weren't saying cummunist. I hope you're happy.
- Cummunist

Oh no they said the out loud part out loud

They're capitalist when it's convenient for the propoganda/media class and anticapitalist when it's convenient - or when the actual big boys have to analyze them like the WTO.

China is "state capitalist" whenever western media describes its success and "communist" whenever it describes a human rights violation.
- Extra-capitalist when using raised standards of living in China as a justification for the last 40-some-odd years of global neoliberalism

I love reading the WSJ because it's like a little peek into the mental framework that undergirds neoliberalist thinking. It's like a kinder egg but there's nightmares inside instead of a tiny toy

It's one of the only newspapers (well... websites) i read for news for this reason. Basically exactly this sentiment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFI0X_6_bN8
Because they are the unofficial mouthpiece of the liberal elite's way of thinking and doing business. They don't need to dress it up or pretend they have loftier ideals.
- Well said. MSNBC or Fox would put a spin on it. The WSJ is pretty unapologetic.

Capitalia

Your yearly cheque cleared, mr. langley.

based wsj??? it's less likely than you think

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It's mostly not state capitalist either. "State capitalism" doesn't mean "private firms with fealty to the state".

The purpose of American companies, I guess, is supposed to be sucking up all the money in the world for the sport of it or something which is preferrable (?)