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# Socialism FAQ
## Contents
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- [Socialism FAQ](#socialism-faq)
* [On **the difference between schools of thought**](#on-the-difference-between-schools-of-thought)
* [On **the differences between "socialism" and "communism" (or the "lower" and "higher" stages of communism)**](#on-the-differences-between-socialism-and-communism-or-the-lower-and-higher-stages-of-communism)
* [Why do you defend [x] country? Don't you know [y] leader killed [z] people?](#why-do-you-defend-x-country-dont-you-know-y-leader-killed-z-people)
* [Didn't communism fail? It works on paper but not in practice.](#didnt-communism-fail-it-works-on-paper-but-not-in-practice)
* [Who would sweep the floors under communism?](#who-would-sweep-the-floors-under-communism)
* [But what about human nature?](#but-what-about-human-nature)
* [Did the planned economies of the socialist countries work?](#did-the-planned-economies-of-the-socialist-countries-work)
* [But what about cooperatives?](#but-what-about-cooperatives)
* [What would [x] be like under communism?](#what-would-x-be-like-under-communism)
+ [Further reading](#further-reading)
* [On Leninist theory](#on-leninist-theory)
+ [Further reading](#further-reading-1)
* [On Joseph Stalin and the USSR](#on-joseph-stalin-and-the-ussr)
+ [Further reading](#further-reading-2)
* [On Economics and Sociology](#on-economics-and-sociology)
* [On Trotsky and Trotskyism](#on-trotsky-and-trotskyism)
* [On the DPRK](#on-the-dprk)
+ [Further reading](#further-reading-3)
* [On Mao, Maoism, and Marxism-Leninism-Maoism](#on-mao-maoism-and-marxism-leninism-maoism)
+ [Further reading](#further-reading-4)
* [On **Nationalism and Internationalism**:](#on-nationalism-and-internationalism)
* [On Cuba](#on-cuba)
* [On Women's Liberation](#on-womens-liberation)
* [Liberalism](#liberalism)
* [Human Nature](#human-nature)
* [Tactics](#tactics)
* [Branches](#branches)
* [Markets](#markets)
* [Other Topics](#other-topics)
* [States](#states)
+ [Soviet Union](#soviet-union)
- [Did the Soviet Union repress and kill millions of people?](#did-the-soviet-union-repress-and-kill-millions-of-people)
- [Did the Soviet Union and the Warsaw pact nations have functioning democracies?](#did-the-soviet-union-and-the-warsaw-pact-nations-have-functioning-democracies)
- [Was Soviet Socialism an economic failure?](#was-soviet-socialism-an-economic-failure)
- [Did the citizens of the Soviet Union dislike their government?](#did-the-citizens-of-the-soviet-union-dislike-their-government)
+ [Peoples Republic of China](#peoples-republic-of-china)
- [Did Mao kill millions of people?](#did-mao-kill-millions-of-people)
- [Was the PRC a totalitarian dictatorship?](#was-the-prc-a-totalitarian-dictatorship)
+ [Cuba](#cuba)
- [Was Che a murderer and/or a racist?](#was-che-a-murderer-andor-a-racist)
- [Is Cuba a functioning democracy or a terrible place to live?](#is-cuba-a-functioning-democracy-or-a-terrible-place-to-live)
- [Did the cuban people like Fidel Castro?](#did-the-cuban-people-like-fidel-castro)
+ [Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK)](#democratic-peoples-republic-of-korea-dprk)
- [Do North Koreans believe in unicorns and think Kim Jong-Un is immortal?](#do-north-koreans-believe-in-unicorns-and-think-kim-jong-un-is-immortal)
- [Is the DPRK a Fascist Monarchy?](#is-the-dprk-a-fascist-monarchy)
- [TODO](#todo)
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# Socialism FAQ
## On **the difference between schools of thought**:
## On **the difference between schools of thought**
* [Can someone give us a quick like-we're-five rundown of the distinctions between Trotskyism, Maoism, orthodox Marxism, and so on?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/132d5s/can_someone_give_us_a_quick_likewerefive_rundown/)
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* [What are the different forms of Marxism and what are their differences?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/206xtz/what_are_the_different_forms_of_marxism_and_what/)
## On **the differences between "socialism" and "communism" (or the "lower" and "higher" stages of communism)**:
## On **the differences between "socialism" and "communism" (or the "lower" and "higher" stages of communism)**
* [Did Karl Marx use "socialism" and "communism" interchangeably?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/2msa39/did_karl_marx_use_socialism_and_communism/)
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## But what about human nature?
* ["What about human nature?" [ANSWER, but add yours, too]](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/2yk3xl/what_about_human_nature_answer_but_add_yours_too/)
* [What about human nature?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/2yk3xl/what_about_human_nature_answer_but_add_yours_too/)
* [History and human nature.](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/crash_course_socialism.md#history-and-human-nature)
## Did the planned economies of the socialist countries work?
* [My economics teacher said that the planned economies communist countries had are proven failures. Is this true?](https://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/3e68nf/my_economics_teacher_said_that_the_planned/)
* [Towards a new socialism - Cockshott and Cottrell](http://ricardo.ecn.wfu.edu/~cottrell/socialism_book/)
## But what about cooperatives?
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## On Leninist theory
* [An overview of Leninism.](https://theimmortalscience.wordpress.com/2017/02/27/the-state-and-revolution-an-overview/)
* [What is the vanguard party? Is one necessary?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/142p1b/what_is_the_vanguard_party_is_one_necessary/)
* [Why is a vanguard party necessary in Leninism?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/2n5xx3/why_is_a_vanguard_party_necessary_in_leninism/)
* [What is Vanguardism and Democratic Centralism?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/2eo0ft/what_is_vanguardism_and_democratic_centralism/)
* [What is a vanguard party supposed to be like? What qualifies and doesn't qualify as a vanguard party?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/1b0r0o/what_is_a_vanguard_party_supposed_to_be_like_what/)
* [Difference between leninism and Marxist-leninism?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/21jk1t/difference_between_leninism_and_marxistleninism/)
* [Why does left communism reject national liberation movements?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/27lbru/why_does_left_communism_reject_national/)
### Further reading:
### Further reading
* [*The Leninist Theory of Organisation*](http://www.marxists.org/archive/mandel/196x/leninism/index.htm) by Ernest Mandel
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* [Forced Deportation Under Stalin](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/316tey/forced_deportation_under_stalin/)
### Further reading:
### Further reading
* [A collection of Soviet history books on Stalin and Stalinism.](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism/comments/1hzwl3/a_collection_of_soviet_history_books_on_stalin/)
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* [Can someone explain Songbun (Caste system) of the DPRK to me?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/2dqtn3/can_someone_explain_songbun_caste_system_of_the/)
Further reading:
### Further reading
* [Essential readings on the Juche idea and the Korean revolution](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/2pil0z/what_are_some_essential_readings_on_the_juche_idea/)
* [E-Library on the DPRK](http://www.korea-dpr.com/e_library.html)
On Mao, Maoism, and Marxism-Leninism-Maoism
## On Mao, Maoism, and Marxism-Leninism-Maoism
* [What is Maoism?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/139sid/what_is_maoism/)
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* [How many peopled really died during the Great Leap Forward?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism/comments/39w9w0/how_many_peopled_really_died_during_the_great/)
Further reading:
### Further reading
* [Suggested reading for an aspiring M-L-M?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/18hgw2/suggested_reading_for_an_aspiring_mlm/c8fod6n)
On **Nationalism and Internationalism**:
## On **Nationalism and Internationalism**:
* [Nationalism as applied internationalism.](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/298jfb/nationalism_as_applied_internationalism/)
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# TODO
- Bill Gates
- Bill Gates