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The issue with being radically democratic is what to do with the portion of the population who doesn't want socialism? The communist parties thought they had to
by goatlover 5y ago
The issue with being radically democratic is what to do with the portion of the population who doesn't want socialism? The communist parties thought they had to be authoritarian to force the transition. Or at least that was their justification.
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- sudosysgen 5y agoThe answer is broadly to get enough people on board so that you can implement radically democratic policies, and then those that oppose them have to infringe on the rights of others violently to get their way, at which point democratic force is justified.