Come on, that country is capitalist at its core just like the U.S. but in guise of communism. Otherwise, there will be no luxury goods or luxury goods for everyone. If you look at the wealth inequality there where its political and business elites shop high fashion like their western capitalist, you will begin to question the meaning of communism.
Yes, that’s the world we live in now, a world where ideological conflicts are no longer truly fought. But perhaps you’re confusing capitalism with the concept of a
market economy (something that came from the evolution of human society, not something invented by capitalism). Market economies only truly flourished under capitalism, yes, but that doesn’t make them exclusive to it. And let me be clear, there has never been a truly communist country in the world. All so-called
communist nations are, at best, in a
transitional phase toward socialism. Even Vietnam, arguably the most open socialist nation, is still far from a full communist state.
What’s funny is how loudly some people denounce communism without ever having read Marxism, or understanding dialectical materialism, or even the basics of historical materialism. They’ve been spoon-fed talking points by the “progressive” propaganda, never stopping to question where their information comes from. And if not for communism, Vietnam would never have become an independent nation. It would’ve never been able to drive out the imperialist forces of France, Japan, or the United States. As a colonized nation, communism wasn’t just a political choice, it was the only path to liberation at the time tbh.
Luxury goods and inequality exist everywhere, no matter the political system. That’s not about ideology, that’s about human nature. Most people in any nations don’t live with a sense of history, let alone political consciousness, they just live their casual life and dgaf about political, philosophy etc. And maybe that’s why Marxist ideals get called utopian or naive because the most important subject of history,
the people, often lack a clear political consciousness or a sense of their historical mission in today’s world.
But the fact remains, communist ideology helped many nations break free from suffering and colonial domination. The real issue is that only a handful of such nations remain today, and that scarcity makes global integration harder, no matter how willing they are.
