Reposted by N.S. Dolkart sans nap
Many people still find inspiration in communist writing and ideas. Far fewer would defend the communist one-party-states of the 20th century or PR China today. And if somebody calls themselves communist today (in the west) it's mainly a gesture whose political meaning is vague.
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