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[–] CAPSLOCKFTW@lemmy.ml 271 points 2 years ago (91 children)

There were no actual efforts to establish communism in eastern europe. Only autocratic regimes backed by soviet russia.

[–] Fazoo@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (12 children)

Oh here we go with "That wasn't real communism!" as if any other communist state on this planet is any different.

[–] PopOfAfrica@lemmy.one 23 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Why do we put so much stock into the handful of failed communist experiments but not the capitalistic societies that have turned autocratic?

[–] lightsecond@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago

There are very few examples of Communism put into practice at a large scale.

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