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[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Dictatorship of the proletariat is a weird way to demonize the idea of democracy. The real dictator is the actual small group of people who try to control everyone else without addressing their concerns.

You are either unwittingly relaying propaganda against democracy or you are doing it deliberately.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I'm using Marx's words. The DotP is named as a counter to the Dictatorship of the Bourgeoisie, which Marx used to describe Liberal Democracy. The DotP is Proletarian Democracy. The "dictatorship" aspect refers to the following class which is in control, in the DotP it is mass people's democracy with a suppressed Capitalist class, in the DotB it is a minority control using the State to uphold their power.

I am full-wittingly espousing Marxism as a good thing. Democracy is good, I want Democracy for the Proletariat.

I suggest reading Marx, if you haven't. I can make some good recommendations if you want.