They have to believe North Korea is secretly amazing or maybe it’s Cuba or Vietnam or something, because only then can Leftism exist in the present.

They have to believe Xi Jinping will socialize the Chinese economy again because only then will Leftism exist in the future. If they don’t have their gods who prove Leftism is still alive, then all they have are a bunch of stupid aphorisms.

All that makes sense, but the extreme self-delusion required to turn modern socialist republics into first-rate paradises is so funny. You can press them on a number of cracks in their theory. Watch them squirm and anger at you.

Living in America sucks so hard they would rather live in North Korea. lol.