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[–] praise_idleness@sh.itjust.works 144 points 10 months ago (79 children)

A communist nation that can really provide all that is as realistic as capitalistic utopia.

[–] onion@feddit.de 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (9 children)

In what communist country was housing a problem?

[–] SloganLessons@kbin.social 64 points 10 months ago (2 children)

This is a trick question, the real answer is that there weren’t real communist countries

[–] Guildo@feddit.de 7 points 10 months ago
[–] DeLift@feddit.nl -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.id -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's the final refuge for tankies. That and the old "social democracy only works by exploiting the global south" canard.

[–] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

“social democracy only works by exploiting the global south” canard.

Yeah, I could see finding this unconvincing if you haven't read theory, history, or were just cool with benefiting from imperialism

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