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11. Why are Communist countries all one-party dictatorships?

WHAT IS POLITICS?

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What's the Difference Between Socialism and Communism?

The word communism was sometimes used by Marx and Engels to distinguish themselves from other kinds of socialists. The main distinction being that the communists were generally against private property and market relations. Other socialists like Pierre-Giséprudant, who's one of the early leading anarchist thinkers,. which we'll talk about in a bit.

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