The view that Communism === Authoritarianism is understandably common in Eastern Europe (my s/o is also and we have had a few fun debates about this). It's a di

The view that Communism === Authoritarianism is understandably common in Eastern Europe (my s/o is also and we have had a few fun debates about this). It's a difficult one to falsify because they have historically usually coincided. One could even reasonably propose that Communism may necessarily lead to Authoritarianism in all cases but they are at least theoretically distinct. Anarcho-Communists in particular would take issue with this. > I certainly agree that democracy is a dictatorship of the majority Yes!