Thoughts?

Is this imperialism by China, a country which is supposed to be left-wing? Leftists are normally anti-imperialism. Wouldn’t it be better to let Taiwan democratically decide whether they want to be part of China or not?

  • rarsamx@lemmy.ca
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    7 hours ago

    For those unfortunate enough to live in a country which doesn’t generally teach economic policy.

    Economic systems are tangencial to political systems.

    You can have left wing democracies or dictatorships. Same with right win. It can be a democracy or a dictatorship or anything in between.

    • cmhe@lemmy.world
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      11 minutes ago

      That really depends on your definition of ‘left-wing’.

      Because I would argue that ‘left-wing’ is not only a descriptor for a political agenda. It also that includes economic issues. To me an economic system is pretty important part of a political system.

      For instance, I would say that ‘free market communism’ doesn’t exist. I would also say that ‘authoritarian communism’ doesn’t exist. To me authoritarian and socialistic ideas are not compatible, because power is in the hands of an elite, and control mechanisms of that power were never strong enough. Control mechanisms of democracies worked generally better, but democracies also need to be properly defended and maintained.