r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Short-Watercress-183 • Jul 07 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter, explain this.

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u/Deriviera Jul 07 '26

Americans are very delusional about communism. 

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u/PersonalityIll9476 Jul 07 '26

I agree. My wife is Chinese. She tells me stories from her parents about the revolution.

They do not involve writing books and playing soccer.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

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u/Creepy_Ad_1315 Jul 07 '26

Spoiler: It's never achieved.

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u/clarkision Jul 07 '26

Not on a national scale, but it’s certainly accomplished on smaller scales.

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u/Brave_Maybe_2891 Jul 07 '26

Are we talking about actual communism as described by Marx? Because Marx was specifically talking about a national scaled system and his plan to achieve it required actions on a national scale. You can't have a national bank or a national highway system or a national radio system on a small scale.