stumpyjoepete:

Via SupChina:

“In the past, class was eliminated, but our rulers decreed that people must ‘never forget class struggle.’ Now class has returned, but our rulers demand that class struggle be forgotten.”

“If you want to get rid of class struggle discourse, one way the party has done this is to promote consumption so people get a sense of hope,” Sun says. “An ideology of hope — the neoliberal discourse — has taken root. Neoliberalism doesn’t like class discourse. As long as you find your position in the market, you’ll be fine.” In this way, class has become defined by consumption, and in some cases, conspicuous consumption.