The ideal of communism, maybe. Yet every country that called itself communist became authotarian. Why is that? Evil tongues might suggest that the ideal of communism simply fails to prevail when confronted with reality.

[–] onkyo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No country has claimed to have achieved communism. Many other places have tried but it's usually crushed by capitalist or sometimes even by states claiming to be socialist. It's also a really simple and tbh ahistorical explanation to claim that communism didn't work simply because "it was confronted with reality".

[–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No country has claimed to have achieved communism

That may be your interpretation of that matter. But going with your interpretation, why is that? Maybe because communism fails every time anyone tries to make it a reality?

[–] Zoboomafoo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

'Evil tongues' was my nickname in high school