• Roflol@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Havent pretty much all communist nations been very authoritarian? Not all capitalist nations are authoritarian

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      1 year ago

      Depends. How do you define authoritarian? I’d argue all states are authoritarian, Capitalist or not, but get less so with development. Still, Capitalism remains a limiting factor, as it’s by structure authoritarian.