Chapotraphouse

Agreed. This is not to say China’s different path to socialism is not viable, but that if we’re being honest, while China has achieved great economic success, the working conditions is not something to be envied of (on average, we’re working longer hours than every single country in the world despite an exponential growth in productivity).

If anything, it is a testament to the fact that the Soviet Union represented a true and unique alternative that defied contemporary Western economic models - one that achieved its success without having to sacrifice worker’s rights nor having to rely on foreign capital investment.