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People living under Communism are not "oppressed". Pul-leez. It will be reverted, but I haven;t a clue how to fix it. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 14:56, 5 April 2007 (EDT) | People living under Communism are not "oppressed". Pul-leez. It will be reverted, but I haven;t a clue how to fix it. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 14:56, 5 April 2007 (EDT) | ||
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| + | That is not a contradiction but a limit of the one dimentional political view. That is why some views use an additional libertarian/authoritarian axis. The communist ideal is in favor of the positions mentioned above, but takes a very authoritarian approach to acheiving those goals. It is by that standard that it becomes oppressive and indeed, much of the reason that communism seems to fight its own ideals. | ||
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This is a total contradiction:
- Politics on the 'left' usually imply taking positions in favor of poor, powerless, or oppressed people. Therefore communists, socialists, and social democrats are usually considered leftists
People living under Communism are not "oppressed". Pul-leez. It will be reverted, but I haven;t a clue how to fix it. RobS 14:56, 5 April 2007 (EDT)
That is not a contradiction but a limit of the one dimentional political view. That is why some views use an additional libertarian/authoritarian axis. The communist ideal is in favor of the positions mentioned above, but takes a very authoritarian approach to acheiving those goals. It is by that standard that it becomes oppressive and indeed, much of the reason that communism seems to fight its own ideals.