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      Russia is a Bourgeois Dictatorship so it cannot be Communist. China has a Socialist Market Economy, which is a transitional state towards Communism along traditional Marxist lines.

      You may want to read Engels’ On Authority, strong government power isn’t enough to consider something anti-Communist, at least according to traditional Marxism.

      Note: that doesn’t mean a strong government is good, necessarily, it just means that it is compatible with Socialism and thus not inherently anti-Communist.

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        But i do not thibk of mao or marxist as true communists as even tho they maybe considered as communists the things they did does not sit as good with me and seems a little anti-communist and i don’t value their ideals or words because of that . I know i may not be a real communist as while i do like some communist ideologies i do not like the people or places that are often associated with it

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          You don’t have to like or agree with Marx, Engels, Lenin, or Mao to still understand that they were truly Communists. At the same time, it’s absolutely fine to not be a Communist. You might be a Liberal or an Anarchist or even a Conservative, as long as you think deeply about your views and study them as much as you’re able, that’s enough.

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            Hmm maybe definetly not conservative tho hate like 99.99% of their views and ideologies but i do usually vote for communists and encourage others to do the same .

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              In that case, I suggest studying Marxism and Anarchism. Try reading Marx, Engels, even Lenin for Marxism, and try reading Kropotkin and Goldman for Anarchism.

              Reading Principles of Communism by Engels, How Marxism Works by Chris Harman, and The Conquest of Bread by Kropotkin might be eye-opening for you.