Commuism is when the state takes all of your toothbrushes.

• karl marx 2003

I don’t think it’s helpful to pretend there’s a contradiction in the definition. I’m already sick of explaining to libs that a state governed by a vanguard party isn’t claiming to have established a socialist MoP the day after the revolution.

Authoritarian communism is when no funeral strippers:

(I couldn’t find the Lemmy post about it so here’s an article lol)

“Party’s Over: China authorities crack down on funeral stripping” - The Guardian

Authoritarian communism is when the see see pee won’t let me leave my lunar habitat to go for a stroll without my space suit

Talking about china? I’d probably classify china as a socialist authoritarian state with its own brand of state capitalism. That they have feared revolution, suppress protests and simultaneously try to be seen as fair and just has probably been a good thing for citizens … unfortunately, the masses are increasingly easy to control, and incentives for good & responsive governance will likely change as a result.