Tankies have a controversial relationship with Deng because he basically did the Nordic model in China, but with more authoritarianism (and a shit load more corruption). They like the authoritarianism, but they detest the harm reduction capitalism or the idea that the state can use capitalism as a tool to benefit the people. But only when you phrase it like that. If you don’t say “harm reduction” and instead say that China is optimizing its response to imperialist forces beyond its control, then its groovy again.
Tankies have a controversial relationship with Deng because he basically did the Nordic model in China, but with more authoritarianism (and a shit load more corruption). They like the authoritarianism, but they detest the harm reduction capitalism or the idea that the state can use capitalism as a tool to benefit the people. But only when you phrase it like that. If you don’t say “harm reduction” and instead say that China is optimizing its response to imperialist forces beyond its control, then its groovy again.