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mmiu
on Sept 14, 2016
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Pardon Snowden
They meant "communist", I assume, and communist countries are always totalitarian, I can't think of an exception.
pbhjpbhj
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Socrates is a philosopher.
Socrates is a man.
Conclusion, all philosophers are men.
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Of course not a single one of the countries you are referring to consider their countries to be communist, but socialist.
mmiu
on Sept 19, 2016
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What? Communist countries are ruled by a single communist party and do call themselves communist. As well as socialist. The terms have their differences, but "communist" is used.
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