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kentuck

(116,348 posts) Mon Jul 6, 2026, 11:17 AM Jul 6

There are presently five countries that operate under a communist state system... [View all]

...with a single Communist Party.

They are China, Vietnam, Laos, North Korea, and Cuba.

Cuba? Communist?

Is this part of a larger narrative? A communist is bad so they can be taken over. Is this the run-up to his military takeover of Cuba?

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There are presently five countries that operate under a communist state system... [View all] kentuck Jul 6 OP

This is street politics, not Graduate School of Diplomacy studies. usonian Jul 6 #1

Damn straight Stacey Grove Jul 6 #13

And almost all of those people have universal health coverage dalton99a Jul 6 #2

And China, Vietnam Laos and Cuba are, to a greater or lesser extent, communist in name only. indusurb Jul 6 #3

And they periodically execute rapacious billionaires dalton99a Jul 6 #4

Probably out of necessity? kentuck Jul 6 #5

well, yes rampartd Jul 6 #6

The #1 reason for calling us commies gab13by13 Jul 6 #7

Ask any Republican what communism is DFW Jul 6 #8

None of those are true communist countries by textbook definition. sinkingfeeling Jul 6 #9

But the only true Communist state is Cuba. Grins Jul 6 #10

I think N Korea would count, the state owns everything there EX500rider Jul 6 #11

But, doesn't Trump love North Korea? kentuck Jul 6 #12

I'm just responding to the statement Cuba is the only communist of the bunch EX500rider Jul 6 #14