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Isn't "communism" essentially authorianism? I'd love to see true communism in action but humans tend to be too flawed to give up all that power.
Authoritarianism is an empty label since it's used against one's opposing ideologies. Rarely if ever is the inherent authoritarianism of the current or any system of government acknowledged.
Understandable. But how does a government choose the label, in this case, communism, when the it's governed by a very small group of individuals and in most cases against the will of the people?
Oh, in that case it's a Democratic Republic of the Free People. The label the government chooses for itself might not be accurate according to political science.