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In a socialist system of government where the Communist Party acts as the main social institution (the Big Cheese of the country, if you will), would there be other like-minded socialist parties who would either work cooperatively on a common cause in a "vanguard coalition" (like China or the DPRK) or would they compete a lot like a bourgeois liberal system?

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[–] spectre@hexbear.net 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

the answer to this question is a matter of the conditions of the time and location in when it happens. Either one (or another situation entirely) could happen depending on context.

[–] DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] spectre@hexbear.net 3 points 6 days ago

There isnt a productive way to answer your question without additional context.

[–] LeninWeave@hexbear.net 5 points 6 days ago

or would they compete a lot like a bourgeois liberal system?

The problem with this is that replicating the way the bourgeois liberal system works makes space for bourgeois liberal parties as well. Therefore, I would argue against this approach, at least while the international and national bourgeoisie still exist or have the potential to reform.