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submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I visited the commie bookstore in town today and I picked up a copy of Manufacturing Consent because it seemed appropriate for the current times. I also got a copy of Motorcycle Diaries.

On the way home I also passed a Falun Gong stand. They were doing some dance.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

That's funny... in both the book and at the end of "Friendly Feudalism", his essay on Tibet, Parenti bashed China for being a hair too capitalist-roaded for his liking. angery

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

Yeah he said China was "sliding" down the path of free market reform but the book was written in the late 90s so there's a bit of outdated information there.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Nearly all western leftists coming up in the 70s and 80s got it wrong on China, or didn't understand the strategy, probably because there was a dearth of translated materials. Parenti and Sakai for example.