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[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It could be because they arent even describing communism. These problems are easily found right now.

The problem here is that people dont even know what communism is and they end up giving these kinds of answers. Makes you think thats probably why they made a new account

Theres no genuine convo of why communism is bad.

[โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's more because it's a bunch of random assertions, falsehoods, misunderstandings, half-truths, and more with no substance to tackle and respond to without starting a lengthy struggle session.

The USSR absolutely was guided by Communist ideology, and was Socialist, that's true. It's also true that it wasn't perfect. A good article to read is Why do Marxists Fail to Bring the "Worker's Paradise?" because many people don't understand Marxism and interpret it through an idealist, anti-Marxist lens. The article is pro-Marxist-Leninist, and anti-ultraleftist, and attempts to highlight the impossibilities of establishing an idealized form of Socialism through fiat, without strong development of the productive forces and centralization.