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stumpyjoepete:

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Via SupChina:

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\u201cIn the past, class was eliminated, but our rulers decreed that people must \u2018never forget class struggle.\u2019 Now class has returned, but our rulers demand that class struggle be forgotten.\u201d

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\u201cIf 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,\u201d Sun says. \u201cAn ideology of hope \u2014 the neoliberal discourse \u2014 has taken root. Neoliberalism doesn\u2019t like class discourse. As long as you find your position in the market, you\u2019ll be fine.\u201d In this way, class has become defined by consumption, and in some cases, conspicuous consumption.
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