r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ActualInstance2195 • 3d ago

Video Fascinating growth made by China!

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u/ineitabongtoke 3d ago

I love when Reddit is just scream about how bad China is. Idk, as an American, it looks like they’re doing something right. Idk, maybe the whole “government investing in your citizens and infrastructure” isn’t such an evil socialist plot.

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u/SebVettelstappen 3d ago

Something something Chinese human rights

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u/TheComment27 2d ago

I don't want to do the whole whataboutism bc their treatment of Uyghurs is appaling. But can we really say the US is much better for their incarceration rate and detainment and treatment of "illegals" not to mention gun violence and drug abuse? I think these should also count as human rights violations.

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u/Real_Guru 2d ago

Just looking at the numbers, China also lifted a billion people out of poverty in 20-30 years.

I'm not saying it excuses everything the government does but it surely must count for something.

Things are rarely black and white.