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    A communist state is just that. A nation that adopted communism.

    I never mentioned socialism. I think socialism is okay. Or at least democratic socialism.

    I was referring to communism.

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        1 year ago

        Thanks for the lesson. Now, what do people mean when they say that Soviet Russia and Cuba are communists?

        I don’t think democratic socialism leads towards communism. Hasn’t Sweden implemented a form of socialism, for example?

        My questions are not confrontational, but I’ll admit they’re rooted in my limited knowledge but also in my very real experience.

        I come from a country that could have been a communism wonder having adopted a socialist approach in 1999, and today it’s in shambles.

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            1 year ago

            Thanks for explaining.

            And why is it that there hasn’t been a successful adoption of this movement?

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                Well, like I said, that’s the perception I’ve had from observing nations such as Cuba, Russia and, more recently, Venezuela.

                I’ll concede that some programs under socialism/communism benefit a lot of people. But at what cost? Failing infrastructure, brain drain, indoctrination…

                What country under communism has experienced such improvement in quality of life?

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                    Ok. Thanks. And what sources did you use to assert that? I’m not being pedantic or contrarian. It’s just that if I type “did communism improve people’s lives in the USSR and Cuba?” I don’t know if I can trust the answers (whether yes or no.)