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[–] SloganLessons@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is a trick question, the real answer is that there weren’t real communist countries

[–] DeLift@feddit.nl -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.id -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's the final refuge for tankies. That and the old "social democracy only works by exploiting the global south" canard.

[–] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

“social democracy only works by exploiting the global south” canard.

Yeah, I could see finding this unconvincing if you haven't read theory, history, or were just cool with benefiting from imperialism