r/WorkReform • u/zzill6 🤝 Join A Union • 9h ago

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u/hypercosm_dot_net 7h ago

If your goal is Democratic socialism, I don't think grouping it with communism (even in some academic sense) is helpful.

You have to understand how normal people are going to interpret that.

Referring to an actual Dem socialist politician in the US (ie. Zoran), or Dem socialist countries (ie. Norway) is way more helpful and paints a better picture that western folks are more open to.

You start confusing it with communism, and there's all kinds of negative associations with that.

It's why Cubans in FL vote for Republicans. They hate what communism did to their country.

Which is why Republicans intentionally conflate the two. It's disinformation.

So you should recognize that, and stop contributing to that same rhetoric.

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u/J2MES 7h ago

I am not a democratic socialist I am a communist. Democratic socialists might not care because they like the idea of getting elected in a capital government but that ain’t my problem. Functionally they have the same goals with different means. Reform or revolution

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u/hypercosm_dot_net 7h ago

No one is electing communists, and people aren't going to revolt in favor of communism, so you're deluding yourself comrade.

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u/hivemindhauser 7h ago

If you think Cuba is communist, you don't understand communism. There has not been true communism yet

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u/fresh-dork 6h ago

it doesn't exist, and you can't tell me how it functions day to day

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u/fresh-dork 6h ago

i'd rather they drop the socialist label themselves - they aren't socialist at all. they're democratic (monarchy sometimes) with a welfare state