China is a dictatorship of the proleariat, shouldnt the dictators be armed?
on a more serious note, Marx and many theorists after him talked about how the proletariat being armed is a necessity, why does China has such gun laws?
China is a dictatorship of the proleariat, shouldnt the dictators be armed?
on a more serious note, Marx and many theorists after him talked about how the proletariat being armed is a necessity, why does China has such gun laws?
Your last point is extremely crucial. Too many countries that attempted to implement socialism neglected this and the result was almost always disastrous. Venezuela had to learn the hard way after a coup almost managed to depose Hugo Chavez. After that they reorganized and reconstituted the army. Chile unfortunately was not so lucky. Bolivia only just managed to reverse the reactionary coup but they are still in a precarious situation because they have not subordinated the military to the ruling socialist party.
We all know the famous Mao quote about political power growing out of the barrel of a gun, but the second part of that quote is possibly even more important:
“Our principle is that the Party commands the gun, and the gun must never be allowed to command the Party.”
Spot on comrade. I really hope South American countries do take those lessons to heart, given the many tragedies they’ve had with right wing military leaders in the pockets of the US, being able to take over the country, as in Chile and Brazil.