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"Yeah but but but theyre AUtHOrITaRiAnS!!" ~liberals (lemmy.ml)
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[+] -12 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I can get onboard with socialism. I understand the need to have a strong social safety net. But many here seem to be falsely conflating socialism and communism.

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  • [–] 17 points 7 months ago

    Socialism isn't safety nets, it's a mode of production characterized by public ownership as the principle aspect of the economy with the working class in control of the state. Communism is a post-socialist mode of production by which all of production and distribution have been collectivized, are oriented towards satisfying the needs of everyone, and the state, class, and money have withered away. States like the PRC, DPRK, Vietnam, Laos, Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, the former USSR, etc are socialist, not communist yet, even if most of those are governed by communist parties.

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