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minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·4 days agoAll states are “authoritarian,” in that all are monopolies on violence. The benefit of China is that the working classes control the state, so its authority is used in the interest of the people.
minus-squareFrom_D4rkness@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoThanks for the correction here, as I had a misunderstanding of what the word “authoritarian” is describing.
All states are “authoritarian,” in that all are monopolies on violence. The benefit of China is that the working classes control the state, so its authority is used in the interest of the people.
Thanks for the correction here, as I had a misunderstanding of what the word “authoritarian” is describing.
No worries!