• PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    6 hours ago

    Good in theory, problematic in practice. A goal to strive towards but not achieve.

    The main problem is the dictatorship of the proletariat is so easily corrupted into a regular ol dictatorship. When that much power is in play, it’s hard for people to give it up - and even when they’re willing, they can just get ousted by less scrupulous people.

    Making it safely through that passage is like a Great Filter of socio-economics