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To: Jonty30

No, not even that.

In “The Principles of Communism”, Engels explained that “the proletarian revolution will transform existing society gradually and will be able to abolish private property only when the means of production are available in sufficient quantity”; it’s clear where seeming deviations such as Lenin’s New Economic Policy and even fascism and national socialism are intended to lead; just compare Stalin’s “socialism in one country” and modern China’s “socialism with Chinese characteristics” with national socialism/fascism.


71 posted on 02/17/2024 9:03:39 PM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

You are correct there is no hard core border on the left. No matter how light you are with the big government touch and communal ownership, it eventually becomes totalitarian and murderous and complete loss of private property.

Hitler was a communist in 1917 before he became fascist and he leaned back to communism once he was securely in power. China also has equivocated between communism and fascism since the revolution. The became fascist to encourage investment and are now heading back towards communism under Winnie.


72 posted on 02/17/2024 9:13:03 PM PST by Jonty30 (What company makes rubber airplanes? Boeing, Boeing, Boeing.)
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