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Historically, communist countries have [..] never existed. The USSR, China, Cuba, North-Korea: none of those countries is, or has ever been, communist. If they
by Confusion 14y ago
Historically, communist countries have [..]
never existed. The USSR, China, Cuba, North-Korea: none of those countries is, or has ever been, communist. If they called themselves communist, it was to legitimize themselves.
- gknoy 14y agoIn what ways are they not-ever communist? This sounds a lot like a no-true-Scotsman claim, but I'm genuinely curious.
- pyre 14y agoMarxism and Leninism disagree on what communism is. The major difference being the existence of a ruling party. Also, if i call myself "Chinese," (I am not of Chinese descent) can I defend my claim by invoking the no-true-scotsman fallacy?