Started By
Message

Trump: China socialism "shouldn't work in theory" but does. "It has to be respected."

Posted on 3/28/26 at 1:38 pm
Posted by RelicBatches86
Florida
Member since Nov 2024
1347 posts
Posted on 3/28/26 at 1:38 pm


"I have to say, I respect China, because it’s incredible that with a system that, in theory, shouldn’t work—you know, we go to school, we go to the best business schools, we do well in those schools, and we read about free entrepreneurship, and we read about all these different things—

But if you look at China, how well they do, how much they produce. I mean, they produce so many cars that they actually have competitions over who can produce the fewest cars because they have so many cars.

You have to have great respect for China for the work they do. Whether you like them or not, you have to respect them."

Posted by theunknownknight
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
60765 posts
Posted on 3/28/26 at 1:40 pm to
This is what I voted for
Posted by Ingeniero
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2013
22743 posts
Posted on 3/28/26 at 1:41 pm to
If you don't support socialism you hate America. Chinese socialism is incredible. They're so great!
Posted by thermal9221
Youngsville
Member since Feb 2005
14969 posts
Posted on 3/28/26 at 1:45 pm to
China isn’t socialist.
No country is socialist.
They’re more of a corporatist fascist single party authoritarian regime.
Posted by Adam Banks
District 5
Member since Sep 2009
37449 posts
Posted on 3/28/26 at 1:45 pm to
MAGA posters supporting socialism incoming.
Posted by BamaCoaster
God's Gulf
Member since Apr 2016
6916 posts
Posted on 3/28/26 at 1:46 pm to
quote:

They’re more of a corporatist fascist single party authoritarian regime.


Sure you’re not describing us?
Posted by DeBoar
Cullman, AL
Member since Jan 2024
114 posts
Posted on 3/28/26 at 1:48 pm to
The account you just shared don’t show the whole answer, has 13.5k followers and free Palestine in their bio

You got him now!
Posted by ricker300
Birmingham
Member since Jul 2007
391 posts
Posted on 3/28/26 at 1:48 pm to
With stolen technology
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
172410 posts
Posted on 3/28/26 at 1:49 pm to
quote:

The account you just shared don’t show the whole answer, has 13.5k followers and free Palestine in their bio

You got him now!


Seems irrelevant. Did he actually say that or not?
Posted by RelicBatches86
Florida
Member since Nov 2024
1347 posts
Posted on 3/28/26 at 1:50 pm to
What was his full answer?
Posted by Huge Richard
Member since Dec 2018
4396 posts
Posted on 3/28/26 at 1:50 pm to
Posted by JCdawg
Member since Sep 2014
9439 posts
Posted on 3/28/26 at 1:51 pm to
Socialism works in predominantly non-violent high iq societies. It would never work in say, Somalia.
Posted by DeBoar
Cullman, AL
Member since Jan 2024
114 posts
Posted on 3/28/26 at 1:52 pm to
quote:

Seems irrelevant. Did he actually say that or not?


Did you watch the clip? I did. I can also tell that it was a segment of his answer so I know it’s being used in bad faith just like the OP wrote out part of what was said not the full text of the clip.
Posted by theballguy
Un-PC for either side
Member since Oct 2011
35971 posts
Posted on 3/28/26 at 1:52 pm to
Trump playing chess again.

And by the looks of it, winning.
This post was edited on 3/28/26 at 1:53 pm
Posted by wdhalgren
Member since May 2013
4998 posts
Posted on 3/28/26 at 1:53 pm to
He's wrong about that. It works for a small percentage. The benefits accrue to those with political power, and they will never relinquish that power which is held at the point of a gun. Thus, social mobility is a fraction of what it would be in a free market, and that's the disincentive that destroys innovation and progress.

Furthermore, the west empowered China via easy money, fiscal deficits and offshoring jobs to countries, like China, that use forced, underpaid labor. Also, China operates by a different set of environmental regulations from the West, and they have ignored intellectual property during their rise to economic power.

China's brand of central planning will eventually break. They always do.
This post was edited on 3/28/26 at 2:10 pm
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
172410 posts
Posted on 3/28/26 at 1:56 pm to
quote:

Did you watch the clip? I did.

Yes...he went on about his usual nonsense about us being the hottest country in the world and it has to be true because the Saudis said it

Now to your point...I don't think he is saying socialism is great so phrasing it way is dishonest. But he is admitting that China has managed to do some very impressive things in their own way despite a bunch of pencil dick academics saying it shouldn't be possible.

I don't take any issue with what he said and don't think he was saying that socialism is a better system. Just saying he respects the Chinese because they found a way to make a different system work. Completely reasonable take. In fact any other take would be just outright denying reality.
Posted by wackatimesthree
Member since Oct 2019
12587 posts
Posted on 3/28/26 at 1:56 pm to
quote:

This is what I voted for


O.k., that was good.

Especially since you got in so early.
Posted by kajuntiga
Sulphur
Member since Aug 2017
236 posts
Posted on 3/28/26 at 1:56 pm to
So I thought they were Comunist! Socialism is not the same?
Posted by wackatimesthree
Member since Oct 2019
12587 posts
Posted on 3/28/26 at 1:57 pm to
quote:

Socialism works in predominantly non-violent high iq societies.


You forgot racially/culturally/ethnically/religiously homogenous.

Posted by DeBoar
Cullman, AL
Member since Jan 2024
114 posts
Posted on 3/28/26 at 1:58 pm to
So we agree the context of the OP is disingenuous, which is exactly what I called out in my fist response.
first pageprev pagePage 1 of 2Next pagelast page

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookXInstagram