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In no way. The DDR was a communist cesspit of a proxy state for the USSR from day one. It was not socialist. It just called itself that.
by arbitrage 4y ago
In no way. The DDR was a communist cesspit of a proxy state for the USSR from day one.
It was not socialist. It just called itself that.
- bradleyjg 4y agoCommunism is a subset of socialism. Welfare capitalism isn’t.
- lovich 4y agoCommunism isn’t a subset of socialism unless you’re using the American conservative definition where they all just equate to evil
- bradleyjg 4y agoOn the contrary that’s what actual communists believed. There’s a Baptists and bootleggers coalition to pervert the meaning of socialism. Right wingers want to call everything to the left of Ronald Reagan socialism so they can paint it all as evil and a subset of people that are fairly bog standard welfare capitalists want to call themselves socialists because they think it sounds edgy and cool. They are both wrong. Socialism involves collectivizing the means of production. Not a wealth tax. Not a greenhouse emissions rule. Not forcing companies to put women on their board. Not repealing at will employment. Collectivizing the means of production. If you want to call for nationalizing Facebook then you are a socialist (and a fool.)