Don’t leftists understand that communism and socialism is slavery to the state?
Nope! They either a.) see themselves as being part of ‘the state’, and so ruling over everyone else, or b.). are so infantile in their thinking as to believe ‘the state’ will make right all the wrongs in their life, and lift them up into a better lifestyle. They have no understanding of history, human nature, or how society actually works; they do not have the capacity to understand your point (which is of course correct).
“Don’t leftists understand that communism and socialism is slavery to the state?”
No... They actually do not. Almost three whole generations have been indoctrinated and now been hidden from the whole concept of what Communism is. Even though the Democrats use the word “Democracy” it is actually synonymous with “Communism”. But they are never taught what Communism is let alone the history and reality of it. And they are taught to NEVER think for themselves or outside the box and investigate on their own.
So no they actually do not...
A planned economy is most attractive to those arrogant enough to think they would be part of the planning class.
Marxism attracts sociopathic narcissists.
The leftists think they will be the slave masters in the new order.