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Real communism has never really existed. They’re just authoritarian dictatorships that hoard power and wealth at the top while paying lip service to whatever variant of social policy they offer the masses. The people are never actually given the power over the State or control of production.
Also use the term "Democratic Socialism" to contrast with the other Communist/Socialist ideologies that involves Vanguardism. People hear "Socialism" and think "Big Bad Dictator", I'm like bruh, Socialism and Democracy isn't mutually exclusive, its totally compatible.
I personally prefer libertarian socialism (in particular, anarchism), but I'm down for anything that is not authoritarian and not capitalistic.
all states are authoritarian the nature of the state is authority
Yes, that's why the goal should be to make states obsolete
The only way to accomplish that is with international socialism
That would be ideal, yes
It’s arguably not socialism without democracy in some form. If the people have no say, then it isn’t social ownership. Vanguardism can claim it’s a step towards socialism, but until power is decentralized somehow it’s just state capitalism.
Vanguardism is democratic.
That’s pretty much what Engels called it. He argued it was a step in dismantling capitalism, similar to Lenin.
So sure, maybe they were socialist in intent, but vanguardism is really just state capitalism until power is decentralized.
The external forces in the west via war, opposition, and sanctions, had a part to play in this Soviet contradiction.
This is a communist space, there is no 'waking up'