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[โ€“] Blamemeta@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Thats still leftist, unless you're somehow more left than straight up communism

[โ€“] Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago

China and russia arent communist. They are capitalist societies with strong protectionism and a huge imbalance between classes. The government owns all companies but the people don't have any say over the government so it cannot be argued that the means of production are in the hands of the people.