I've been speaking with other more informed communists and they've told me that none actually exist. Is this true?
China, Laos, and Vietnam: now notoriously capitalists. Workers work 12+ hours with no protection in horrible factory conditions. Suicide rates are so high that suicide nets are installed. The air is so polluted millions die from lung cancer, especially factory workers w/out basic masks. Corporations dominate
North Korea: Undemocratically ruled by the Kim dynasty. Jong un indulges lavishly at the expense of his citizens, ordering millions in fine wine and trips from Denis Rodman. They might be the most socialist though, as Juche seems to otherwise be democratic.
Cuba: Sanctions have taken a massive toll, but even taking that into account the country still has its own problems. They have massive food shortages and inventory probs and aren't self sufficient after 60+ years. Why couldn't they've use machinery imported from the Soviet Union to develop their agriculture and fishery? The Soviets supported them heavily. They seem to be incredibly mismanaged or corrupt
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None of Europe is socialist. It is all capitalist.
The communism you're referring to here seems to be the notion of a stateless, classless society. This is, by definition, incompatible with the existence of a nation-state, so the idea of such a country is oxymoronic and not what any communist would say reflects their politics - not now and not historically. It's a liberal confusion, as liberals know basically nothing about politics and substitute mass media memes and vibes in its stead.
Another person here claims Vietnam is socialist, despite being a social democracy. Why is it that one country gets a pass, but the other one does not? Is it really about the labels that nations affix to themselves?
Feel free to revisit my original comment in this thread where I go over what is meant by "socialist country". Funnily enough, it's the first comment of mine you replied to, though you didn't address anything I said in it and instead just started asking stupid questions. At least you're consistent!
Yawn
Okay, you're afraid to answer the question.
Yawn
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who'd willingly engage in good faith with a colonizer JAQoff once the mask is off tho
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Just straight racism, lol
Hamas good
You have no principles:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-years-netanyahu-propped-up-hamas-now-its-blown-up-in-our-faces/
Yes i know they funded Hamas, but only to get them ahead of the secular resistances. Hamas was and is still in opposition to Israel.
Feel free to compare the engagement in my responses to you vs. your responses to me and ask yourself, "am I a good, honest leftist or a liberal coward?"
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Bluster can definitely be engagement, you need to learn your words better, child. Though I spent time to explain things to you at length.
It's a shame you're not honest enough to handle contradiction. Your insecurity is on full display.
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Redditor moment
How could you bear this CIAnarchist for so long, he's insufferable
I'm very patient and patience clearly bothers them lol
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No no no, look at me
Look at me
I am the captain now
denounce your CIA sources
Ask your mom if lying is bad
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you seem to be a pathetic bitch that can't vet the only two sources they cite. Next time you bother us try to come up with something real instead of regurgitating US propaganda. Like how are you this fucking dumb to cite the CIA?
Do you disagree with the sources, or do you just want to engage in bad faith and swear
oh no woe is me people are swearing on the internet
the last time I gave you the dignity of caring you cited the literal fucking CIA
what timeline do you live in?
The one where Stalin liberated all of Europe
you're confusing socialism for social democracy. social democracy comes at the expense of large scale exploitation of the third world through neo-colonial imperialism, so it is still capitalism
Exactly. Vietnam: social democracy
no
Marx uses the words Socialism and Communism pretty much interchangeably (Engels a little less so). But Europe hasn't been either since about 1990