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Festivito

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17. 1. How can I help fight communism? 2. What is communism?

Reply to justaprogressive (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 01:00 PM

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And 3. what would your response mean when applied to democratic socialism?

Who but the lackluster nonthinkers would fail to see right through your answer.

Pure communism fails. Pure capitalism fails. If we need a mix, can we decide on the mix democratically? Perhaps we could call it democratic socialism. Hmmm?

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