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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

That stands in direct contrast to the actual structure of the USSR, and a misunderstanding of Democratic Centralism. The Soviets were the organizational organ of the USSR, as shown here:

Secondly, being a single party does not mean democratization lowers. Parlimentarianism obscures the material impact of a Worker's voice. A single party system can be bad, such as in Nazi Germany, where there was little to no actual democracy. A single party system can be good, such as in the USSR.

As per your previous statement that "most of us want bottom-up revolutions," that's correct, but "most of us" do not agree that the October Revolution was a "top-down" revolution.

I recommend reading the following texts, if you have not done so already:

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Fair enough, carry on sir.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Makes joke about Stalin

Dies of exposure in Gulag in Siberia