Marxists and socialists have adjusted their methods of oppression. Communism didn’t work, so they adopted capitalism. They can still push their ideas through capitalism, as we see woke Marxist idiots being put in charge of billion dollar corporations. Corporations mostly built by honest capitalism that stayed clear of politics, but have now been highjacked. They have become full blown corporate-fascists that have the power to punish political enemies that the state could not do. Remember, Mussolini was a life long, failed socialist before he invented “fascism” to get power and oppress people.
But people aren’t buying their nonsense and are now boycotting them, that is the great thing about capitalism, you can hurt them where it hurts, their wallets. But the elites will still keep fighting back. They need to destroy the middle class, this will enable them to become oligarchs and control the “capitalist” economy with monopolies. This is why you see the radical left embrace and defend giant corporations, like Microsoft, Twitter (pre-Elon), Facebook, Amazon, Google, Pfizer, etc. They attack you vehemently if you dare question Big Pharma, like Pfizer and their experimental, dangerous, and ineffective mRNA vaccines.
Communism is a stateless society, without socioeconomic classes or the need for money. There has never been a communist society at a national scale, be it the USSR, China, or any other nation that identifies itself as Marxist or has a communist party. The USSR i.e. Soviet Union, was officially the:
UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS. Do you see the word "communist" there anywhere?
The term "soviet" is a Russian word that means "council". It denotes democratic worker-led councils. That was the original plan and design for the USSR. A government under the authority of socialist worker councils or "soviets".
Why do socialists call themselves "communists"? Because communism is the objective of socialism. Socialism is the revolutionary process that leads to a future, high-tech communist society. Socialists identify with the objective, so they sometimes call themselves "communists", even though we are still in the process of completely socializing and democratizing production or in other words, becoming actual communists. It's like when Christians identify themselves as saints, even though they still haven't been fully sanctified or made perfect. Christians are still in the process of sanctification, but they can still identify themselves or their fellow believers as "saints in Christ", Christians in the process of being sanctified.
If TheHawk knew anything about Marxism, he would know that markets are permitted in socialism until technology eliminates them, necessitating the adoption of a non-profit, socialist mode of production. When technology permits that transition then society can implement non-profit socialist production. It's that simple.
Markets don't equate to capitalism because they existed thousands of years before it.
Capitalism took centuries to replace Chattel slavery and feudalism. The mercantile class didn't become powerful industrialists, acquiring more capital and power than the kings and nobles, until the industrial revolution of the 19th century. The idea that socialism has to replace capitalism overnight is silly and unnecessary. Today most of the industrialized world has mixed economies, with a bit of capitalism along with socialist-driven government policies, regulations, programs, and institutions. Modern, industrialized democracies offer their citizens a robust social safety net and protect the rights of workers to unionize. Workers in such countries have healthcare as a human right, as well as a tuition-free education.
