• pivot_root@lemmy.world
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        1 day ago

        Please fill in the blanks:

        • China’s socioeconomic model is _____.
        • In the Russia—Ukraine war, Russia is _____.
        • _____ Korea is the more prosperous of the two.
        • zqps@sh.itjust.works
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          1 day ago

          “More prosperous” means absolutely nothing historically or ethically, or worse it typically means “aligned with imperialist hegemons”.

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              21 hours ago

              What a pointlessly hostile and asshole way to make your point! Did it feel good? I’ll try to refrain from doing the same.

              What “prosperity” means in this context is typically just amassed wealth and GDP, which says nothing about how well the population is actually doing.

              • 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.dev
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                19 hours ago

                Under which definition of prosperity (whether that being the well-being of the population or “alignment with imperial powers”) is North Korea doing better?

                You made it sound like the answer depends on the definition of “prosperity” so I’m wondering under which definition the answer would be different.

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                  6 hours ago

                  I said literally: it means absolutely nothing historically or ethically, or worse it typically means “aligned with imperialist hegemons”.

                  Do I need to explain to you what that means, or do you have a clue about South Korean history and US foreign policy?

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                    4 hours ago

                    Do I need to explain to you what that means, or do you have a clue about South Korean history and US foreign policy?

                    I appreciate you showing me how not to make a point in “a pointlessly hostile and asshole way”!