I gotta heavily disagree with the idea of him being no different than any other nationalists.
He’s said before that only the Han Chinese are “smart” enough to have a successful country as China, and he believes that “full communism” is just as bad as full capitalism. I will admit maybe his views have changed and I could be wrong, and he’s definitely not pro US. But he is/was very homophobic, and the bad kind of nationalist.
There are a noticeable amount of Han chauvanists in China as well. The CPC and most of the Chinese population don’t agree with them though, thankfully.
This is why I always flinch a little when nationalism in revolutionary countries is described as a “good” thing by communists.
Nationalism isn’t “good.” It’s a force that can stand in opposition to imperialism, which is the primary contradiction. In that way, it’s useful. But left unchecked, any nationalism can fester and grow into something dangerous. As you’ve said, Han chauvanism is a real thing in China and hopefully it remains a fringe ideology that dissolves over time.
When I say “good” nationalism, I always mean as in the kind an exploitated socialist or anti-imperialist country has, to stand up against international bourgeoisie. I understand that nationalism is a double-edged sword.
I gotta heavily disagree with the idea of him being no different than any other nationalists.
He’s said before that only the Han Chinese are “smart” enough to have a successful country as China, and he believes that “full communism” is just as bad as full capitalism. I will admit maybe his views have changed and I could be wrong, and he’s definitely not pro US. But he is/was very homophobic, and the bad kind of nationalist.
There are a noticeable amount of Han chauvanists in China as well. The CPC and most of the Chinese population don’t agree with them though, thankfully.
This is why I always flinch a little when nationalism in revolutionary countries is described as a “good” thing by communists.
Nationalism isn’t “good.” It’s a force that can stand in opposition to imperialism, which is the primary contradiction. In that way, it’s useful. But left unchecked, any nationalism can fester and grow into something dangerous. As you’ve said, Han chauvanism is a real thing in China and hopefully it remains a fringe ideology that dissolves over time.
When I say “good” nationalism, I always mean as in the kind an exploitated socialist or anti-imperialist country has, to stand up against international bourgeoisie. I understand that nationalism is a double-edged sword.