• HRDS_654@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The main issue is that they communism is economic policy, NOT social policy. While they do go hand in hand people often conflate the two. Many dictatorships use communism as a way to control the people but that doesn’t mean that communism leads directly to dictatorships.

      • Spinnyl@lemmy.today
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        3 months ago

        Communism is an economic fairy tale, not policy.
        It would be nice if it were possible but with the current state of the world, it is not.

        Social democracy is a reasonable compromise.

        • Sharkwellington@lemmy.one
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          1 year ago

          Is true Communism even possible if it’s being attempted by flawed humans? Seems like it doesn’t matter the economic system so much as the fact that people will ruin anything given enough time.

      • Yendor@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        You can’t have a communist economic policy without being authoritarian. It’s human nature - once money is removed as a motivator, society breaks down unless you motivate people some other way (not being sent to the gulag).