He brought China from feudalism to capitalism, yes.
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Replying to @deathpigeon @punkspider4
Which is better than feudalism and, according to Marx, I believe, a necessary precondition to communism.
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Marx argued that Russia could go straight from feudalism to communism alongside the global communist revolutionary movement.
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Replying to @deathpigeon @punkspider4
With help from nations developed by... capitalism.
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Yeah, but that does mean that moving China from feudalism to capitalism wasn't actually necessary.
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Replying to @deathpigeon @punkspider4
Well, I said that capitalism is a necessary precondition to communism not that capitalism was necessary for China.
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And even so, like I said, capitalism is better than feudalism.
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