According to him, the country’s economy “hit rock bottom” in the first quarter, which could lead to a crisis.
Zyuganov also suggested that the situation this fall could resemble the events of 1917, when the communists came to power.
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Yeah, seems so.
From the POV of a communist I’m sure there’s a lot more in chinese communism to critique than just the authoritarianism. Like the existence of a billionaire class, private ownership of means of production, lack of independent labor unions, pretty high income inequality, market economy, and pretty western-looking consumerism. I mean it’s pretty much like USA if USA only had one political party.