So the majority of party lines explicitly accept China as socialist? There’s a big difference between that and saying the majority of individual Marxists accept it, which is what you originally claimed.
There are plenty of geopolitical reasons to flatter China outside of actually thinking they’re socialist.
Most Marxists are members of parties, if they aren’t then they aren’t really Marxists. Marxism isn’t an intellectual fascination, but a means to change the world, if you abandon the crucial element of it then you abandon its purpose.
So the majority of party lines explicitly accept China as socialist? There’s a big difference between that and saying the majority of individual Marxists accept it, which is what you originally claimed.
There are plenty of geopolitical reasons to flatter China outside of actually thinking they’re socialist.
Most Marxists are members of parties, if they aren’t then they aren’t really Marxists. Marxism isn’t an intellectual fascination, but a means to change the world, if you abandon the crucial element of it then you abandon its purpose.