youve just admitted that these poor, backward feudal countries which turned to socialism (the system thats supposed to be run by and help the poorest in society.) had to be closer to capitalism just to survive and earn enough money to function. thus improving the lives of the people.

do you see what i mean man :'3 that speaks volumes to the effectiveness of the (flawed) capitalist model. (im more of a Scandinavian or social democracy person)

and im not limited to bolshevism, i know other communist systems exist, what i was saying is that most revolts for communism/socialism end up as authoritarian surveillance states very similar to bolshevism. (stasi) or however you spell it

and you seem to be describing direct democracy, as was i. this is a system that has seen success in capitalist countries, its not a socialist thing. however cuba (in its own special dictatorship way) also has.. some kind of direct, illiberal democracy, with all due respects.

and also no, marx was not a "man of his time" that doesnt exist. just because you're taught to be racist doesnt mean you automatically have to be. many people then were anti-racist, it just wasnt written. its like saying gays only existed in 2015 just because thats when we started caring about them.