Despite the US’s economic success, income inequality remains breathtaking. But this is no glitch – it’s the system
  • Commiejones
    21·
    13 days ago

    They were doing so well until the last paragraph

    This is not to congratulate China for its authoritarian government, for its repression of minorities or for the iron fist it deploys against any form of dissent. But it merits pondering how this undemocratic government could successfully slash its poverty rate when the richest and oldest democracy in the world wouldn’t.

    Its so pathetic. “China is so much better to its people but they are still evil.” fucking clown show.

  • big_spoon
    17·
    13 days ago

    This is not to congratulate China for its authoritarian government, for its repression of minorities or for the iron fist it deploys against any form of dissent

    they couldn’t help themselves, right? china HAD to be dissed somewhere because that’s the rule

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
      17·
      13 days ago

      I laughed at that pretty hard, it’s like every time they write about Ukraine they have to throw in unprovoked full scale invasion.

    • acabjones
      12·
      13 days ago

      Lolll it’s the guardian, yes, there’s probably literally that rule written down at their office.