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Which historical communists? You are replying to someone who points out the difference between an ideologue and a self-proclaimed ideologue, by referring to ...
by DoctorOetker 8y ago
Which historical communists? You are replying to someone who points out the difference between an ideologue and a self-proclaimed ideologue, by referring to ... a list of self-proclaimed communist governments.
- oh_sigh 8y agoYou're right - there have never been any communist re-education camps, because True Communism has never existed.
- ldiracdelta 8y agoNo true Scotsman.
- DoctorOetker 8y agotrue "communism" as a demand or requirement or ideology has existed for a long time, but I agree it has never been attained. Every concept or value that is in substantial demand will be abused to justify the most horrible things for power and profit. This is true for desirable traits or ideologies of systems such as: freedom, egalitarianism, democracy, anarchism ... From the perspective of crook/opressor/... take your plan, and slap on it whatever concept is in vogue at the timme and place you find yourself... When did I change the definition of "communism" in an "ad hoc" sense? The "No True Scotsman" trope requires the person commiting the fallacy to change or revert his definition in some ad hoc sense...