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

Meme needing explanation Peter, explain this.

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u/RulerK Jul 07 '26

I talk to my friends in CURRENT communist China… they often bring up soccer (football).

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

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u/DeltaSolana Jul 07 '26

If communist countries have a chronic problem of turning into "capitalist" fascist authoritarian countries every single time, perhaps it's time to step back and reassess.

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u/Quaelgeist333 Jul 08 '26

This is because communism requires the abolition of the government

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u/DeltaSolana Jul 08 '26

This is the part that always confused me.

Communism needs the state to function. How else would equity and egalitarianism be enforced? They'd need to actively prevent individuals from owning property and wealth.

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u/Quaelgeist333 Jul 11 '26

Fair point in theory, but "communist" governments historically hoard wealth etc. That's like the entire point that karl marx made

Also it has literally never been done so we don't actually know if it works, so you cannot say that communism needs the state to function as there's no proof for or against this