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minus-squarex00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·2 months agoI think the point is that Chinese and Russian communism are not real communism. They are authoritarian capitalist regimes with a pinch of socialism. (Which even the USA has) that only call themselves communist.
minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoThey were lead by communists believing in communism organized in a communist party. That’s what the ideology leads to.
minus-squarex00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoYes but we don’t call electric motors diesel motors anymore either do we? I don’t care that people call them commies but it’s not correct in the literal sense.
minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoIt’s not about others calling them communists. They call themselves communists and believe in the ideology.
minus-squareopsecisbasedonwhat@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoThe mensheviks were bloodthirsty war mongers who repressed the working class. And Pol Pot wasn’t even a socialist.
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoJust sounds like you don’t understand communism is a form of anarchy
minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoIn theory sure they are similar. Real world existing communists in power cause endless suffering and death though.
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I think the point is that Chinese and Russian communism are not real communism. They are authoritarian capitalist regimes with a pinch of socialism. (Which even the USA has) that only call themselves communist.
They were lead by communists believing in communism organized in a communist party. That’s what the ideology leads to.
Yes but we don’t call electric motors diesel motors anymore either do we?
I don’t care that people call them commies but it’s not correct in the literal sense.
It’s not about others calling them communists. They call themselves communists and believe in the ideology.
The mensheviks were bloodthirsty war mongers who repressed the working class. And Pol Pot wasn’t even a socialist.
Just sounds like you don’t understand communism is a form of anarchy
In theory sure they are similar.
Real world existing communists in power cause endless suffering and death though.