(Seizing the state and then slowly reforming it is still slowly reforming it)

  • Sneezycat@sopuli.xyz
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    5 months ago

    We know how feasible communist revolutions are. They end up in authoritarianism, not in communism.

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      5 months ago

      It seems like communism works best when it’s entered into voluntarily, which the capital class never will.

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        5 months ago

        Tell that to Salvador Allende. Without the military completly on your side the US will sponsor a coup and instal the most brutal dictator in your countries history after they kill you.

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      Socialism is working out fairly well for the Zapatistas rn. It worked out well for Catalonia until the PCE and the Republicans backstabbed the POUM and CNT, leading to the fascists winning against a weak and broken-up left.