Essentials of Maoism 20: Actually Existing Socialism

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In this episode, we discuss the common charge that Maoists don't support "AES" countries such as China, the DPRK, Laos, Vietnam, and Cuba. We discuss what socialism is and what it actually means to support socialism.

Timestamps:
00:00-02:35 Defining socialism
02:35-05:35 The socialist road
05:35-06:40 The capitalist road
06:40-08:03 Building the productive forces
08:03-10:00 Timeline of market socialist reforms
10:00-10:52 The dissolution of the USSR
10:52-12:40 Chinese social-imperialism
12:40-13:55 Capitalist restoration in other "AES" countries
13:55-17:33 Dangers of market-socialism
17:33-19:12 Socialism works
19:12-20:32 The bourgeois headquarters in the CPC
20:32-24:25 Maoists actually support socialism in "AES" countries
24:25-25:19 Review

Further Resources:

CPI(Maoist) CC: China-a new Social Imperialist Power! It is integral to the World Capitalist-Imperialist System: https://www.bannedthought.net/India/C...

China supplies weapons to the Filipino govt: https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-ph...

What if Mao still ran China?: https://www.ft.com/content/9d25d432-3...

China would grow more quickly under Mao-era policies: https://www.businessinsider.com/study...