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My therapist made a comment about how China is a failed socialist experiment because they have 2-3 year olds working in factories. I responded "So we've been told." She looks at me like I'm crazy. (Not a great look for a therapist) "I've not seen any evidence of that."

"Because they're such a closed country!"

"Which means you have no evidence to your point either?"

"Well, missionaries... anyway!"

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[-] LeninWeave@hexbear.net 102 points 2 months ago

"Because they're such a closed country!"

"Which means you have no evidence to your point either?"

"Well, missionaries... anyway!"

YOU CAN GO THERE ON VACATION

BUSINESSMEN GO THERE ALL THE TIME

ENGLISH TEACHERS

[-] Jabril@hexbear.net 63 points 2 months ago

The millions of Chinese traveling the world as tourists and international students were all once toddlers in a sweatshop too ya know

[-] Sulvy@hexbear.net 45 points 2 months ago

Tbf the Chinese international students I had at my university all came from very wealthy backgrounds

[-] Thordros@hexbear.net 51 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Wrong, they're all mind-wiped sleeper agents made to BELIEVE they're from wealthy backgrounds. With the exception of God-Chairman Mao—who is alive and sitting upon the golden throne, as the immortal guardian of authoritarianism—all Chinese citizens are sweatshop workers.

[-] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 30 points 2 months ago

If you think about it, this is the only explanation that makes sense.

[-] 9to5@hexbear.net 23 points 2 months ago

I never thought about it like that. But you are probably right

[-] Jabril@hexbear.net 19 points 2 months ago

Of course, that must be why they have never spilled the beans on the toddler factories, they own them!

[-] Inui@hexbear.net 45 points 2 months ago

If you do go there and report back, they'll tell you that all the people you see are actors (like North Korea) or that they're the upper strata of society so not representative of the gajillions hidden away in prison camps or whatever they need to pivot to.

[-] SoyViking@hexbear.net 20 points 2 months ago
[-] BeanisBrain@hexbear.net 17 points 2 months ago

~~God~~ Police State of the Gaps

[-] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

My partner and I live in the middle of nowhere, and multiple teachers from the school they used to work at went there over summer break the one year they were working there lmao

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