! …………… On 'State Capitalists' ……………!

History has shown us that there were/are regimes which claim to establish ‘Communist States or Parties’. However, communism or socialism is not (and cannot be) an ideology or policy to observe. If any government introduces 'socialism or communism' as its guiding ideology, then we can assume two things: Either the officials could not understand what the idea of Marx’s communism is all about or they want to be state capitalists (they want to be totalitarian regimes in the name of communism).

There has never been any communist state in the world so far. And we can never have such ‘communist’ state for two reasons. First, if there is communism, there is no state. Because if there is state, there is no communism. Second, communism and capitalism cannot be contemporary contenders. The Eastern leftists had created very strong states in the name of ‘communism’.

Had they been true ‘communists’, they would have never established strong states, because in the age of ‘communism’ proper, the state withers away. It means that the state disappears by itself on its own time. But to the contrary, the states, in such totalitarian ‘communists’, have
become very strong. These states were competing with the ‘capitalist’ West. The sense of competition is capitalistic mind. Having a strong competitive state is just having a form of ‘state capitalism’.

What the 'Eastern Communists' differs from their 'Western capitalists' counter parts, is therefore, the Westerners are 'individual capitalists' while the Easterners are 'state capitalists'. Individual capitalism is all about the dictatorship of the few rich (oligarchy), while state capitalism is all about the dictatorship of the state (totalitarianism). Their similarity is that both are capitalists.

Communism as a system comes after capitalism. We cannot have communism in the age of capitalism. Plus communism (like capitalism) is a global or international phenomenon. It is not country specific. Now, we are in the age of capitalism.... we have to act the way we can be successful at it.

There is no need to aspire for communism to come, because 'communism' is awakening (awakening from the capitalist deep asleep). Communism comes by itself (not by policy). We cannot force or teach or artificially help people to get enlightened or awakened. Awakening is an inside out event. It cannot be done by any external body. It is self realization.

It is so!!!
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