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[โ€“] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"communism" IRL is more like vanguardist fascist dictatorships under leftist aesthetics.

I lived in one of these "communist" countries, its actually just a state capitalist hell, practially zero social safety net, zero free busses, zero free childcare, zero free lunch, internal border control, a very "papers please" environment, just more government oppression.

Reason why these failed is bexause of the lack of democracy, the vanguardism has failed it.

Mamdani is not a "communist", he is a Democratic Socialist, he believes in democracy. We have already seen success with "socialist" policies when they get implemented under a democratic system such as in Norway, for example.

[โ€“] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I commend you for having balanced views despite living under "communism", and being unlike the cuban migrants that see anything slightly left of center and turn into the flashback cupcake dog.