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minus-squareIronfist@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down5·11 months agoBecause communism only works on paper. In practice, it always has and always will end in what you described: an autocratic variant of plutocracy, where a tiny cadre of political elites ruled over a powerless underclass.
minus-squareKichae@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoThat’s a strong statement with little to back it.
minus-squareIronfist@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoJust the whole history of communism…
Because communism only works on paper. In practice, it always has and always will end in what you described: an autocratic variant of plutocracy, where a tiny cadre of political elites ruled over a powerless underclass.
That’s a strong statement with little to back it.
Just the whole history of communism…