Why are socialist and communist countries usually considered more authoritarian than capitalist countries? PumpkinDrama ( @PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com ) Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 5 months ago message-square72fedilinkarrow-up191
arrow-up191message-squareWhy are socialist and communist countries usually considered more authoritarian than capitalist countries? PumpkinDrama ( @PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com ) Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 5 months ago message-square72fedilink
minus-square FalseMyrmidon ( @FalseMyrmidon@kbin.run ) linkfedilink6•5 months ago“single party state”
minus-square davel [he/him] ( @davel@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilinkEnglish10•5 months agoYes, they have a single party: the dictatorship of the proletariat, also known as proletarian democracy. But we too have a single party: the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, also known as bourgeois democracy. [Princeton] Study: US is an oligarchy, not a democracy
minus-square darkphotonstudio ( @darkphotonstudio@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink1•5 months agoA dictatorship is bad whether it carries a hammer and sickle or a wad of $100 bills
“single party state”
Yes, they have a single party: the dictatorship of the proletariat, also known as proletarian democracy.
But we too have a single party: the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, also known as bourgeois democracy.
[Princeton] Study: US is an oligarchy, not a democracy
A dictatorship is bad whether it carries a hammer and sickle or a wad of $100 bills