definition
He defines socialism as redistribution of wealth from rich to poor, with the middle class gaining power and status as the decisive coalition partner.
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Middle class
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Key Notes
definition
Jiang distinguishes socialism from communism by saying socialism redistributes property while communism destroys property, thereby making the rich and middle class unite against the poor.
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He models industrialism as creating bourgeoisie, workers, and a middle class that together challenged the old land, military, and religious power structure.
diagnosis
Jiang says America's public rationale for bringing China into the game was middle-class growth and democratization, but he calls that a fraud masking the desire to make China subservient.
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Suppression of aspiring middle classes by higher classes creates revolutionary dynamics such as the French Revolution.
diagnosis
Jiang argues that middle-class life is now difficult because monopolistic bureaucracies control expensive essentials such as hospital services, schooling, and housing.
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In the corporation metaphor, elite families are owners, the people are workers who generate wealth, and the middle class or PMC are managers.
definition
Rent seeking means exploiting a power position to extract wealth from others, and the professional managerial class turns to rent seeking and worker exploitation when the corporation is in trouble.
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"...food from around the world all four seasons um when any middle -class individual could live the lifestyle of a roman emperor so we've..."
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"Yeah, I mean, that's the thing that I've been looking for, which is, you know, where is the rising up of the people? You..."
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"...real major concern. In fact, last time a lot of the middle class and a lot of the professional class didn't get involved in..."
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"...It's a burden on government. Eight billion people want to live middle class lives. They want air conditioning. They want to drive SUVs. They..."
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"So that's a question for us. Why would he say this, okay? So let's look at what socialism is. Okay? Let's look at socialism...."
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"...are three classes, okay? You have the rich, you have the middle class, and you have the poor. Okay? Redistribution is doing is taking..."
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"...we need to destroy class okay so the idea of the middle class updating power that's bad what we should have is just everyone..."
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"...idea of socialism right they don't want this unity between the middle class and the work and the workers they want the middle class..."
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"...workers and then because of this industrial economy you have the middle class okay the middle class are just like lawyers teachers accountants journalists..."
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"...China to play the game because this game will allow the middle class, right? The middle class to rise. It will make China much..."
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"But I think if the middle class, like, if they want more, the more higher class, they will not allow the middle class to,..."
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"Yeah, and that's what creates the French Revolution. Okay?"
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