• appropriateghost@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    I don’t think many even know what a communist is or what communism is about. it just makes them feel upset when they hear the word because of constant corporate mass media conditioning.

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      3 months ago

      US-americans: “Communism is when the government does things. The more things it does the communistier it gets.”

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      3 months ago

      Communism is the government owning the means of production. Socialism is the people owning the means.