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Communist dictatorships don't have the characteristic power structure of a close circle of oligarchs that overall decide policy?

• brucephillips 9y ago
  ...who aren't chosen by the people. That's the defining characteristic.
  • dv_dt 9y ago
    Neither are the oligarchs in America.
    • vorotato 9y ago
      The economic left to right axis, and the authoritarian libertarian axis are orthogonal. I hope this helps.