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> is evidenced by their using the term as a synonym for authoritarianism. You can't deny the fact though that all socialist (or what people from beyond the pon
by flohofwoe 3y ago
> is evidenced by their using the term as a synonym for authoritarianism.
You can't deny the fact though that all socialist (or what people from beyond the pond like to call "communist") countries turned towards authoritarianism on their "journey" of eventually achieving communism (even if some of those countries might have started off with the best intentions to actually improve things). And it happened with such regularity that it cannot be explained away with "no true scotsman (pardon: communist)" arguments.
- forgetfreeman 3y agoOh if anything I think you're being too timid with your critique here so let's say the quiet parts out loud. The movement was coopted by sociopaths and used as cover to promote naked authoritarianism. This doesn't excuse failure to grasp the original stated goals or (worse) trying to utilize red scare propaganda to handwave past capitalism's obvious flaws.