zephyreks@lemmy.mlM to World News@lemmy.ml · 9 months agoIt’s time Europe reduced its defense reliance on the US, Czech president sayswww.politico.euexternal-linkmessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1378arrow-down116cross-posted to: europe@lemmy.mlworldnews@lemmit.online
arrow-up1362arrow-down1external-linkIt’s time Europe reduced its defense reliance on the US, Czech president sayswww.politico.euzephyreks@lemmy.mlM to World News@lemmy.ml · 9 months agomessage-square106fedilinkcross-posted to: europe@lemmy.mlworldnews@lemmit.online
minus-squarezephyreks@lemmy.mlOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down5·9 months agoHow can China be an oligarchy if the CCP holds all the power? Billionaires ain’t got shit in China, even fucking Jack Ma was forced to step in line.
minus-squareHonytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·9 months agoAnd who do you think the CCP is? oligarchy ŏl′ĭ-gär″kē, ō′lĭ- noun Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
minus-squarePhlubbaDubba@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down6·9 months agoTell me you don’t know the definition of oligarchy without telling me you don’t know the definition of oligarchy.
minus-squarebrain_in_a_box [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down2·9 months agoBy all means, enlighten us on the proper academic definition of “cyberpunk oligarchy”
minus-squarePhlubbaDubba@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoSurveillance state headed up by an unelected elite of autocrats who’s only check and or balance is the scheming any one might be undertaking at a given moment.
minus-squarebrain_in_a_box [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·9 months agoSo a definition that China doesn’t meet. I’m also curious where you got this academic definition from, because it seems to have a lot of very vague parts.
How can China be an oligarchy if the CCP holds all the power? Billionaires ain’t got shit in China, even fucking Jack Ma was forced to step in line.
And who do you think the CCP is?
oligarchy ŏl′ĭ-gär″kē, ō′lĭ- noun Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
Tell me you don’t know the definition of oligarchy without telling me you don’t know the definition of oligarchy.
By all means, enlighten us on the proper academic definition of “cyberpunk oligarchy”
Surveillance state headed up by an unelected elite of autocrats who’s only check and or balance is the scheming any one might be undertaking at a given moment.
So a definition that China doesn’t meet.
I’m also curious where you got this academic definition from, because it seems to have a lot of very vague parts.
Ironical