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Your view of reality isn't materialist. You can't explain why standards of life have been massively boosted in actually existing socialist countries and inequality rates have been the lowest recorded in history.
The only explanation possible in your view, would be that, for example, 5 different benevolent dictators have succeeded each other over 70 years in the USSR maintaining world class healthcare, education, access to housing, pensions and job security. But these things don't happen in countries with dictators such as Saudi Arabia or fascist Spain.
How is it possible that there are only "good dictators" in communist countries?