Afaik this happened with every single instance of a communist country. Communism seems like a pretty good idea on the surface, but then why does it always become autocratic?

  • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    Democracy isn’t a core requirement of capitalism either. Saudi Arabia is very capitalist and they’re a Monarchy.

    It’s far more likely to just be that communism was the new flavor for a while and they suffered the same fate as most rebellions. When the guard rails, (whatever they are), come down, then the bad guys will try to take advantage.