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minus-squarex00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·3 days agoI think the point is that Chinese and Russian communism are not real communism. They are authoritarian capitalist regimes with a pinch of socialism. (Which even the USA has) that only call themselves communist.
minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoThey were lead by communists believing in communism organized in a communist party. That’s what the ideology leads to.
minus-squarex00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoYes but we don’t call electric motors diesel motors anymore either do we? I don’t care that people call them commies but it’s not correct in the literal sense.
minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoIt’s not about others calling them communists. They call themselves communists and believe in the ideology.
I think the point is that Chinese and Russian communism are not real communism. They are authoritarian capitalist regimes with a pinch of socialism. (Which even the USA has) that only call themselves communist.
They were lead by communists believing in communism organized in a communist party. That’s what the ideology leads to.
Yes but we don’t call electric motors diesel motors anymore either do we?
I don’t care that people call them commies but it’s not correct in the literal sense.
It’s not about others calling them communists. They call themselves communists and believe in the ideology.