I really hate how ya'll deliberately conflate tankies and all socialism/communism, and then conflate anyone being opposed to those concepts as inherently being a fascist.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

well is there any actually existing socialist country that you would support?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

is there any actually existing socialist country that is actually socialist?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

yes, cuba is pretty uncontroversialy a socialist country

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

The Cuban working class does not self-administer the economy. Although Cuba is as close so a success as Marxism can get, Fidel's policies of homophobic persecution - regardless of the fact that he regretted them - is proof positive of why authoritarian policies go wrong. Why no single person should have that level of power.

Because in spite of Castro's evident good intentions, and the otherwise high level of success that Cuba has achieved, those atrocities still happened. And because of Authoritarian policies, no-one within Cuba could opposite it while it went on without facing persecution.