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They usually come packaged together. You'll have a hard time naming democratic liberal communist countries/leaders.
Liberal socialism is a thing. But yes, hard to have liberal values alongside the communist cancer.
I did say they usually go together.
I base it on my feelings
But a very easy time naming democratic communists. Even Stalin wasn't a dictator, according to liberal historians such as Conquest who are experts on the soviet union. Socialism is more democratic than capitalism.