The oppression used in a socialist state is intended to be focused on the bourgeois and those who support counter-revolution, making it distinctly different from a liberal states oppression, which is focused on using oppression to further bourgeois goals. Bourgeois have power to drive counter-revolution as long as they have a foothold anywhere nationally and that presents a real threat to all socialist states. No communist “wants” a state, it is a recognition that as long as there are capitalists that threaten the people, there has to be some sort of system that can resist them at a national level.
The oppression used in a socialist state is intended to be focused on the bourgeois and those who support counter-revolution
The operative word being “intended”. Defending regimes that turn that focus to the proletariat is part of what distinguishes a tankie from an actual leftist.
No communist “wants” a state
Which is why only consider tankies to be nominally left. I don’t consider them to be real communists.
I have given the definition at least once, and linked the Wikipedia page where it is well defined. Some people using the word incorrectly doesn’t mean it isn’t well defined.
It’s not a double standard, that’s just ignoring who is being oppressed.
How do you figure?
The oppression used in a socialist state is intended to be focused on the bourgeois and those who support counter-revolution, making it distinctly different from a liberal states oppression, which is focused on using oppression to further bourgeois goals. Bourgeois have power to drive counter-revolution as long as they have a foothold anywhere nationally and that presents a real threat to all socialist states. No communist “wants” a state, it is a recognition that as long as there are capitalists that threaten the people, there has to be some sort of system that can resist them at a national level.
The operative word being “intended”. Defending regimes that turn that focus to the proletariat is part of what distinguishes a tankie from an actual leftist.
Which is why only consider tankies to be nominally left. I don’t consider them to be real communists.
Tankie isn’ that well defined, it just means “I don’t like you, a leftist.”
I have given the definition at least once, and linked the Wikipedia page where it is well defined. Some people using the word incorrectly doesn’t mean it isn’t well defined.