• TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world
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    Communist states are just as democratic as Islamic Republic of Iran. You can support any candidates as long as they are approved by the ruling one-party.

    You can study the theory of the structure but then ignore the empirical evidence.

    The quality of life in communist states is so great that more people emigrated from it than immigrated.

    Communism solved famines after it killed millions. Fewer people, fewer mouths to feed.

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      You need to stop repeating US state propaganda and actually study AES and Marxist theory. Quality of life improved over time, greatly so, and most former-soviets say they are worse off now than in the USSR.

      Famines were commonplace in Russia and China before they became Socialist, then they had their last major famines before stabilizing production and ending famine.

      Read Blackshirts and Reds.

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        3 months ago

        Famines only stopped after decentralising agricultural production and even liberalising the economy. That being said, China today is communist in name only. The only communist country experiencing food shortages, if not famine, is North Korea.

        No need for theory when empirical evidence is clear as day. Stop repeating communist propaganda and see reality without turning a blind eye .

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          Famines only stopped after decentralising agricultural production and even liberalising the economy.

          Mostly false, liberalization for the USSR, for example, took place much latee.

          That being said, China today is communist in name only.

          The PRC is officially Socialist with Chinese Characteristics. Why do you say it is Communist “in name only?”

          The only communist country experiencing food shortages, if not famine, is North Korea.

          DPRK had food issues in the past but has largely overcome them. They have since rebuilt after the US bombed them into oblivion.

          No need for theory when empirical evidence is clear as day. Stop repeating communist propaganda and see reality without turning a blind eye .

          You do need theory, and you do need empirical evidence. You have neither.

          Do you think I am somehow especially susceptible to spooky scary Communist Propaganda and not Capitalist propaganda, or do you think it’s more likely that I’ve done my reading on the subjects and actually know what I’m talking about?

          Have you considered that your viewpoint aligns exactly with the US State Department?