this post was submitted on 11 Nov 2023
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[–] [email protected] 64 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is a trick question, the real answer is that there weren’t real communist countries

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

It's the final refuge for tankies. That and the old "social democracy only works by exploiting the global south" canard.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

“social democracy only works by exploiting the global south” canard.

Yeah, I could see finding this unconvincing if you haven't read theory, history, or were just cool with benefiting from imperialism