• shani66@ani.social
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      4 months ago

      But that is almost universally said in response to people pointing to things that were in no way socialism or communism. They have actual definitions.

      The glorious democratic people’s republic of korea is literally none of those things and no one is stupid enough to fall for a name there, but it happens all the time something like China.

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        4 months ago

        And there is no single definition of socialism or communism, it’s all a matter of debate. Some definition of it could contradict each other. I’m willing to support some social democrats, but when it comes to Marxist-Leninists or Maoists, well… treat them the same way fascists are treated.

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        4 months ago

        You doubt the existence of people who think that any self-proclaimed socialistic country is not socialistic? Really?

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          4 months ago

          I doubt the existence of people who deny every Socialist state as Socialist. I agree with people who say the Nazis weren’t Socialist despite calling themselves as such, because they were fascists that relied on privitization and Capitalism, but I’m sure that wasn’t your point.