u/ThePoopOutWest - originally from r/GenZhou
I know there are differences between Deng’s China and, say, Gorbachev’s USSR or post 1986 Vietnam, but I’m not sure what they are. I suspect it has to do with control by a principled party but I could be off. Can someone help?
Edit: to clarify, I’m not one of those who will say “China and America??? Basically the same!!!” or that Deng is revisionist. Was just more curious about what the reforms were in both examples and how they fall in a Marxist analysis
u/Azirahael - originally from r/GenZhou1: During the Great Patriotic War, the CPSU was all but depopulated, as most of the party members were killed at the front.
2: Historically they were always understaffed.
3: USA infiltrated the economics areas of CPSU. in the 80’s nearly all of them were convinced that capitalism was just better.
4: USA was playing nice, and the cracks had not started to show.
5: a good chunk of CPSU just really thought things were gona get better. Sure, it sucks, but capitalism just works. We had a good run, but it’s over. Then the Looting and death happened, and they discovered that the hardliners were right, all along.
6: China had all this as a warning what would happen.