I would love to hear an example of a successful communist state. You can even restrict it to a limited period in time (USSR 1959-1968 or something).

I promise that I will not try to discredit your answer. I'm just curious what people think.

But if you come back with "the communism I have in mind hasn't been tried yet" then I will definitely make fun of your answer.

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gacgacgac 40 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

What is your rubric for successful? And does it shift if that state was the target of wars of aggression or embargoes?

	▲	GMoromisato 33 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		My rubric is irrelevant--I promised I wouldn't try to argue against whatever countries got named. I'm just curious what people consider a successful communist country.

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Stevvo 30 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

China claims to be building a successful communist state. The argument goes that you need to have wealth first before you can redistribute it, and China is currently in the wealth-building phase of achieving communism.