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And those would have all been in the "one oppressive ideology replaced another" category. In wealthy countries, the most effective antidotes to communism were s
by jltsiren 2y ago
And those would have all been in the "one oppressive ideology replaced another" category. In wealthy countries, the most effective antidotes to communism were social democracy and social liberalism, which gave the working class something worth defending.
- philosopher1234 2y agoNo they wouldn’t, communists were winning elections. Indonesia was a democracy. Neoliberalism is built on oppression. Communism was denied the right to exist by violence, not by liberation. It’s ridiculous to call it oppressive in that context.
- jltsiren 2y agoIndonesia was a democracy in name only. It had no tradition of peaceful transition of power. Sukarno became an increasingly authoritarian strongman, who tried to balance power between various anti-democratic factions.