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[โ€“] 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm saying that the transition phase being authoritarian is a mistake. Power always corrupts people, and the only way to make sure a worker's revolution doesn't end up failing is to implement a democratic transition government. Everyone gets a vote, and can run for and hold office. And anyone who has ever owned or managed a large bussiness or has ever accumulated a net worth of one million USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) or more is banned from holding office. Worker's rights should be entrenched into a constitution, and cannot be redefined unless 3/4 of the people agrees on it.

That's how I think it should be. Not some "communist party" that would become the new bourgeoisie as soon as the old one is eliminated.

[โ€“] emi@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

transition phase being authoritarian is a mistake

Your understanding of communism is fundamentally flawed... Democracy is indispensable to socialism.