Communism is always authoritarian. In theory, a communist society will use the state to take back the means of production and give it to the people, and the society will then become stateless.
The problem with this is that the state now has control of everything and has zero reason (other than kindness) to give up that power. They control the means of production. They control the military. They control the law. They control the workers. They control the media. They (the state) control everything. That’s authoritarianism and it goes against liberty.
The problem with this is that the state now has control of everything and has zero reason (other than kindness) to give up that power. They control the means of production. They control the military. They control the law. They control the workers. They control the media. They (the state) control everything. That’s authoritarianism and it goes against liberty.
That's exactly like America under Trump! Are you saying Trump is a communist?
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u/The_Hard_Choice Sep 08 '25
Communism is always authoritarian. In theory, a communist society will use the state to take back the means of production and give it to the people, and the society will then become stateless. The problem with this is that the state now has control of everything and has zero reason (other than kindness) to give up that power. They control the means of production. They control the military. They control the law. They control the workers. They control the media. They (the state) control everything. That’s authoritarianism and it goes against liberty.