All states are “authoritarian,” the difference is which class is the ruling class. In capitalism, that’s the capitalist class, but in socialism, it’s the working class. The state is simply the instrument by which the ruling class in any given society resolves class conflicts in favor of the ruling class. That’s why in socialist countries, metrics for the working class have skyrocketed, but they largely stagnate or decay in capitalism.
No modern or past socialist country has had the working class as there ruling class, there has always been an elite class, this is simply not true Cuba and North Korea are instant examples that come to mind, and there are countless more
All states are authoritarian too a degree, there is nuance here and not everything is black and white
Every socialist state has had the working class as the ruling class, that"s part of the definition of socialism. The state is not a class itself.
Secondly, the degree to which a state exerts its authority depends on the circumstances it’s in. Nazi Germany and modern Germany both have the same capacity for weilding authority, but the Nazis came to power during economic crisis, and killed the workers that were organizing in order to prevent socialism from spreading. Modern Germany isn’t any less authoritarian, it just doesn’t need to exert the same degree of authority. It will eventually, most likely.
All states are “authoritarian,” the difference is which class is the ruling class. In capitalism, that’s the capitalist class, but in socialism, it’s the working class. The state is simply the instrument by which the ruling class in any given society resolves class conflicts in favor of the ruling class. That’s why in socialist countries, metrics for the working class have skyrocketed, but they largely stagnate or decay in capitalism.
No modern or past socialist country has had the working class as there ruling class, there has always been an elite class, this is simply not true Cuba and North Korea are instant examples that come to mind, and there are countless more
All states are authoritarian too a degree, there is nuance here and not everything is black and white
Every socialist state has had the working class as the ruling class, that"s part of the definition of socialism. The state is not a class itself.
Secondly, the degree to which a state exerts its authority depends on the circumstances it’s in. Nazi Germany and modern Germany both have the same capacity for weilding authority, but the Nazis came to power during economic crisis, and killed the workers that were organizing in order to prevent socialism from spreading. Modern Germany isn’t any less authoritarian, it just doesn’t need to exert the same degree of authority. It will eventually, most likely.