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This would go harder without the hammer and sickle. Communism didnt fail; the ussr did.
The Hammer & Sickle is the symbol of Marxism-Leninism, not just the USSR. There are several Marxist-Leninist states to this day, including the PRC, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos, and the DPRK.
My point remains valid.
It wasn't to start with
Naw you're just pedantic.
I'm not sure you know what "pedantic" means
Oh snap 🙄
That wasn't a zinger, I actually don't think you do
Is the PRC still communist though?
Yes. They are more classically Marxist now, than they were in the late Mao and Gang of Four period. I elaborated on that, here.
No