Originally Posted by
KelvinHelmholtz
I think you are confusing the philosophy of Marxism with Marxist-Leninist and Stalinist practice as seen in the USSR. You will find almost no one today who defends the actions of Lenin and Stalin and it is well know that authoritarian communism is a disaster for everyone involved.
The problem is that nobody signs up for the authoritarian flavor of communism when they order but that’s the only dish that has ever come out of the kitchen.