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Capitalism and fascism (lemmy.ml)
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[–] Twelve20two@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Communism would have a government, its own police, and its own structures and administration through central planning.

I don't get how this just whithers away

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

It doesn't.

What does whither away are things like Private Property Rights and other elements by which Capitalist society maintains itself.

The "whithering away of the State" is one of the most commonly taken out of context aspects of Marxism, most people associate the State with all aspects of Government. Marx does not make that same association, and used the word State as shorthand for the aforementioned Capitalist elements of government.

This is why there's a big difference between Anarchism and Marxism. Anarchists seek horizontal organization, and Marxists are fine with central planning and endorse it.

[–] Twelve20two@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Are there contemporary sources of how to implement this in practice?

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

What do you mean by contemporary? The theory hasn't really stagnated, Marxism has grown over time. There are AES states that have Marxism as the core model, but each are in different positions on the global sphere.