• aesthelete@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Why not? Why do you say Socialist countries aren’t democratic?

    What countries are you counting?

    The former USSR, China, Cuba, North Korea, and on and on do not hold elections.

    The northern European (and other socialist-lite countries) that are closer to what I would want for America didn’t abolish capitalism… So…

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      4 months ago

      The USSR, PRC, Cuba, and DPRK all hold elections and practice(ed) some form of democracy.

      They were not structured like Capitalist elections, but nonetheless had and have elections.

      Social Democracy depends on Imperialism and Capitalism in the global north, is inherently unsustainable, and sees sliding of worker protections and rights over time, just like what happened following the New Deal in America. Reading theory makes it clear why.

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        4 months ago

        The USSR, PRC, Cuba, and DPRK all hold elections and practice(ed) some form of democracy.

        Lol, alrighty we’re done here. 😆

        Edit: The only time tankies believe in voting is when they’re on lemmy hitting the downvote icon on the deep posts. 😜

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            4 months ago

            They’re sham elections. You telling me that fucking haircut in the DPRK is God emperor of North Korea because he has some mandate from the masses? He’s atop the throne because he’s the son of the last blowhard.