• ThunderQueen@lemmy.world
          3·
          3 days ago

          Yeah, thats what i noticed about the vagueness. I believe it was intentional. Im just around a lot of tankies so it made me think of them first lol

    • FundMECFS@anarchist.nexusEnglish
      8·
      3 days ago

      This is the Leninist interpretation of Marxism. Which is what the vast majority of the authoritarian “communist” states of the 20th century were based upon.

      • MotoAsh@piefed.socialEnglish
        10·
        3 days ago

        Try Marxist-Leninists. I literally had this exact conversation the other day with two .ml users… They were trying to claim communism “actually totally works” because Russia/China/etcetc have proven it … except they’re not communist countries. They then went on to explain that, “no aktually having a ruling party that continues to segregate the population and elevate and protect their own positions is totally communism! You need to read more theory, because there has to be a transition to communism …”

        blah blah blah… They’re literally too stupid to understand OP’s joke. They unironically think that stuff.

        • arcticx@lemmy.ml
          31·
          3 days ago

          The withering of the state as a concept is a foundational part of ML theory and it does seem as though you’re being intentionally obtuse. I don’t think you would run into a ton of people who believe that OPs meme is an implausible situation as this is the exact reason continuous revolution exists as a concept. The transitional state has to be scrutinized so as not to become a tool of bourgeois capitalism once more.

          So yeah to echo what the others said to you: you should read more theory. Your understanding of these concepts seems to be more memetic than anything.

          • MotoAsh@piefed.socialEnglish
            3·
            3 days ago

            lol No, my understanding is not lacking. I know what ML prescribes and imagines. I disagree it’s such a hopeful premise IRL.

            It’s also stupid to call any transitionary period ‘communism’ itself, either, much like supposedly China today.