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LittleBlue

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26. The greatest modern movement out of poverty came in the last 30 years

Reply to PETRUS (Reply #24)

Sat Jun 6, 2015, 02:45 PM

Jun 2015

when Mao's policies were abandoned in 1978 by Deng Xiaoping for capitalism

capitalism

Mao caused millions of deaths and over a billion people to languish in poverty when they should have been the dominant global economy. He held more people back than any single man in history

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Ursula K. Le Guin Calls on Fantasy and Sci Fi Writers to Envision Alternatives to Capitalism [View all] KamaAina Jun 2015 OP

Interesting! demmiblue Jun 2015 #1

I love this woman. LWolf Jun 2015 #2

She has been ahead of the curve for decades hifiguy Jun 2015 #3

LeGuin is an astute political writer. Thanks for bringing this in. nt Hekate Jun 2015 #4

I've been looking Fairgo Jun 2015 #5

The Dispossessed is a must-read. MH1 Jun 2015 #11

K&R! myrna minx Jun 2015 #6

I wonder how much money she has made from capitalism NobodyHere Jun 2015 #7

Better questions. PETRUS Jun 2015 #14

+1 LWolf Jun 2015 #19

That's a religious question, and the religion is capitalism. hunter Jun 2015 #18

Does it have to include heroes and dragons? I hope not. nt valerief Jun 2015 #8

Ursula Le Guin is a treasure. She has written some of the most amazing stories ever. scarletwoman Jun 2015 #9

The Left Hand of Darkness was so completely minimalist KamaAina Jun 2015 #12

Maybe not as overt a political message as "The Dispossed", however scarletwoman Jun 2015 #15

I completely missed that KamaAina Jun 2015 #20

Indeed Fritz Walter Jun 2015 #16

Tax the Rich seveneyes Jun 2015 #10

How about Augiedog Jun 2015 #13

She's had a rather large influence on my thinking about politics and the economy. hunter Jun 2015 #17

I don't think one exists LittleBlue Jun 2015 #21

Nothing in your post is true. nt PETRUS Jun 2015 #22

Everything I wrote is true. You don't know our own history LittleBlue Jun 2015 #23

You made two assertions. PETRUS Jun 2015 #24

The reduction in poverty in China happened after Mao muriel_volestrangler Jun 2015 #25

Both things are true. PETRUS Jun 2015 #28

How many were lifted out under Mao? muriel_volestrangler Jun 2015 #29

That's a fair question. PETRUS Jun 2015 #32

But the thing is that post-1981 China might be called 'capitalist' muriel_volestrangler Jun 2015 #33

A few things: PETRUS Jun 2015 #34

The greatest modern movement out of poverty came in the last 30 years LittleBlue Jun 2015 #26

Two things. PETRUS Jun 2015 #30

Might I suggest Democratic Socialism? We already have it with the schools, and libraries and libdem4life Jun 2015 #27

Tough sell Scootaloo Jun 2015 #31