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There never really were any Communist countries. Merely Socialist countries. And Socialism is supposed to be a transitional phase during which the country evolves into Communism. The problem is: This evolution never finishes.
Communism is an utopia good for these pretentious "I'm a Marxist" kids, and French intellectuals living far from countries in which the socialist ideology has been thoroughly vaccinated. I imagine if you profess an ideology that endeavors to start a revolution (which is an act of violence in and of itself) just "for a greater good", you need a good excuse that is not just some Marxist dialectics you read in The Communist Manifesto, or heard in Castro's speech.
Originally Posted by Jean-Luc Godard
We were for Mao, but when we saw the films he was making, they were bad. So we understood that there was necessarily something wrong with what he was saying.
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Look, I'm not judging you - after all, I'm posting here myself, but maybe, just maybe, if you spent less time here and more time watching films, maybe, and I stress, maybe your taste would be of some value. Just a thought, ya know.