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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (3 children)

In Communist China, this women would have been afforded a pension, full health benefits, and housing five years earlier.

Which, I have heard, is also horrible

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 0 points 5 months ago

This woman. These women.

[–] BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

In communist China under Mao, there would be a good chance she starved to death.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Life expectancy surged from mid-30s to late-60s under Mao

[–] BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

Life expectancy surged

Citation needed

And 15-55million died out of malnutrition.

Citation provided: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chinese_Famine

[–] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah before Mao no one starved to death!

[–] BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

But after Mao noone ever beat his high score

[–] Retail4068@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Yeah they definitely upped that policy from one of the worst on the plant ages ago in (checks notes)... 2025 🙄

Just tankie shit 🤷‍♂️

[–] QinShiHuangsShlong@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)
[–] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I'm not sure people who want to shit on China will trust a gov.cn website, regardless of the content

[–] QinShiHuangsShlong@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago

I don't expect them to. Even if I provided a link from whatever their approved list of sources happens to be I doubt I'd get real engagement anyway. It's mostly for interested third parties.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

people who want to shit on China

Won't believe anything that doesn't shit on China.

[–] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I don't know, I think it's good to somewhat push people to confront their contradictions, and they won't if they think the claim cannot be trusted. If the claim is made by some lib source they trust though? At least they would have to confront the facts and couldn't dismiss them outright.

That is if they're discussing (or just reading) in good faith

I think it's important in public spaces especially, where the person you're discussing with is not the only one reading the messages & people of varying political stances are around. In that context, a NYT article that is pro-china (could happen in some instances I'm sure, lol) will be far more impactful than an official statement from the PRC

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 0 points 5 months ago

They downvote legacy *media in these spaces quite frequently; more often than not.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

tankie shit

Is when you have a 55 year retirement age instead of a 50 year retirement age?