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[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Lemmy.ml and hexbear are not marxist. They are fascists cosplaying as soviet communists. Many people don't make that distinction though.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

probably because that distinction is unfounded.

[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Believe it or not, there's nothing saying a communist country needs to be a one party dictatorship. It would be perfectly achievable though democracy if the majority of the population actually wanted to take collective responsibility for the country and wanted people to be treated fairly. The reason communist dictatorships fail is because they are dictatorships, not because they are communist.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago

Marx had very little to say about the governing structure of communist governments, but did actually describe socialism as a 'dictatorship of the proletariat'.

What you're taking issue with is how marxism was later applied by various political projects, but they all still fall under the umbrella term of Marxism.

Put another way: all Marxist-lenninists are Marxist but not all Marxists are Marxist-lenninists