Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 7 天前Nazi collaborator’s name found on Victims of Communism monumentricochet.mediaexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1157cross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1157external-linkNazi collaborator’s name found on Victims of Communism monumentricochet.mediaSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 7 天前message-square25fedilinkcross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ml
minus-squareZorque@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·6 天前Cause Stalin was an autocratic douchebag who used people for his own power games? Doesn’t really have a whole lot to do with communism, though.
minus-squarealcoholicorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 天前The CIA’s internal reports acknowledge that perception, while popular in the west, is not accurate.
minus-squareZorque@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 天前So there was more than one autocrat in charge? Like… some sort of… oligarchy or something? You need more than a dozen or so “leaders” for communism… or, to be accurate, you need none.
minus-squarealcoholicorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 天前Those leaders were all elected, as were all but the lowest level of the communist party. Nearly every communist party is structured this way.
minus-squareProgrammingSocks@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 天前Citing the CIA as a source is fucking hilarious but no amount of explaining would help you understand why.
Cause Stalin was an autocratic douchebag who used people for his own power games?
Doesn’t really have a whole lot to do with communism, though.
The CIA’s internal reports acknowledge that perception, while popular in the west, is not accurate.
So there was more than one autocrat in charge? Like… some sort of… oligarchy or something?
You need more than a dozen or so “leaders” for communism… or, to be accurate, you need none.
Those leaders were all elected, as were all but the lowest level of the communist party. Nearly every communist party is structured this way.
Citing the CIA as a source is fucking hilarious but no amount of explaining would help you understand why.