[dangus]

Tell me one way that your statement doesn’t apply to the US or many other wealthy developed nations.

The GINI coefficient is higher in the USA than it is in China.

China in recent years has reduced inequality while the US has done absolutely nothing to curb discontent, the same discontent that has led to the election of a fascist leader.

Don’t believe me, look up the data.

[graemep]

> China in recent years has reduced inequality

After many years of increasing inequality

> the US has done absolutely nothing to curb discontent, the same discontent that has led to the election of a fascist leader.

I cannot imagine possible definition of "fascist" that would include the US and exclude China. China has far more fascist features than any other major country - personality cult, courts compliant with the government, erasure of minority cultures - and actual genocide.

[GlacierFox]

It seems some people have claimed the word fascist to mean something entirely different to what it actually means in an attempt to shut down conversations when things aren't going their way.

[dangus]

I didn’t say China wasn’t fascist, I only said that the US is moving in that direction rapidly. I am talking about trends not necessarily the state of things at this moment.

[pphysch]

> China has far more fascist features than any other major country - personality cult, courts compliant with the government, erasure of minority cultures - and actual genocide.

These are unsubstantiated allegations that come directly from the governments you are loyally defending.

They are definitely substantiated when it comes to USA: Trump has a legendary personality cult and recently released trading cards for it. Trump's FBI just arrested a judge for noncompliance. Trump is hosting genocidal mass-murderer Ben-Gvir in the country right now. This is all just this week! Spare us the vague "look over there, China bad" hand-waving.