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[–] Smaile@lemmy.ca 42 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Marx would likely be appalled by most any authoritarian communist regime.

[–] BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Marx would be amazed how much capitalism built over last century

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

I think you'd be amazed to find that oil built that.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago

Almost like they don't actually represent communist ideals at all or something...

[–] voodooattack@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

It’s the basic human tendency to take an unbiased ideology, broadcast an unintended interpretation to generate a following, then build a cult that puts them in power.

The oldest trick in the book. And it sadly works, nearly every time.