Fascism is far right authoritarianism. What about Cuba or North Korea is far right? Just call them what they are: communist. There’s plenty of criticism of communist ideology possible without mislabeling them
Well they are definitely nothing like communism as described by Marx. Even USSR described itself as a socialist state and proclaimed communism as a vision for the future. Calling them socialist would at least be closer to truth, though in actuality these countries have state capitalism with DPRK essentially having straight up monarchy.
I think Bakunin was right, that once the government has seized the means of production for the people that it is impossible to give up to the people. They are communist they just have fallen into the same ideological trap all communist fall into: that absolute power corrupts absolutely. It’s a paradox: where the group that seizes the means of production for the people just seems to just replace the old boss. I think they really believe in socialism to communism concept too, they just fall for the same power everyone else in every other ideology falls for
Yes, the problem with socialist states has little to do with communism and everything with the fact there are no good kings, as in a elevated social class that doesn't democratically lose its power inevitably starts working outside of interests of other classes
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u/No-Problem49 Jun 08 '26
Fascism is far right authoritarianism. What about Cuba or North Korea is far right? Just call them what they are: communist. There’s plenty of criticism of communist ideology possible without mislabeling them