Saint-Raphaël's right-wing mayor, no stranger to media stunts, has vowed to 'put an end to the lies about the reality of communist totalitarianism.' In response, the French Communist Party and other left-wing groups denounced the 'revisionism of history.'
Communism is not, by definition, authoritarian rule. Sure, a lot of examples exist where that’s the case, but that’s only because anything less couldn’t withstand the CIA starting a coup. It isn’t required, but you need something strong to resist anti-leftist governments doing everything they can to overthrow you.
Communism is not, by definition, authoritarian rule. Sure, a lot of examples exist where that’s the case, but that’s only because anything less couldn’t withstand the CIA starting a coup. It isn’t required, but you need something strong to resist anti-leftist governments doing everything they can to overthrow you.