as in Marxism
a system of government in which all goods and property are publically controlled
The year 1989 marked the fall of communism in Poland.
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Recent Examples of Communism
Many of those people feel betrayed by political elites since the collapse of communism in a bloody 1989 revolution that ousted the dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.
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Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
An important difference being that those accused of communism could defend themselves during the congressional investigations, and the investigations themselves are superseded by higher powers.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Gale lionized the idea of the county sheriff as a protector of the ordinary citizen who had the power to call up posses or militias to root out communism, fight the desegregation of schools, and remove—or even execute—federal officials.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2024
In 1969, a young family pivoted—and emigrated from Poland to the United States to escape communism and seek a better life.
—Gary Shapiro, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
The United States is a much older and deeper democracy than Hungary was in 2010, at that point just two decades removed from the fall of communism.
—Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
The Soviet Union breached all international norms and invaded Afghanistan, seeking to impose atheist communism by force in a deeply Islamic land.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
During the Cold War, military officers often seized power in the name of fighting communism.
—Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 July 2024
Their earliest memories are not of easier lives under communism, but of Russian tanks rolling into Gori and towards the capital, Tbilisi.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
An important difference being that those accused of communism could defend themselves during the congressional investigations, and the investigations themselves are superseded by higher powers.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Gale lionized the idea of the county sheriff as a protector of the ordinary citizen who had the power to call up posses or militias to root out communism, fight the desegregation of schools, and remove—or even execute—federal officials.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2024
In 1969, a young family pivoted—and emigrated from Poland to the United States to escape communism and seek a better life.
—Gary Shapiro, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
The United States is a much older and deeper democracy than Hungary was in 2010, at that point just two decades removed from the fall of communism.
—Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
The Soviet Union breached all international norms and invaded Afghanistan, seeking to impose atheist communism by force in a deeply Islamic land.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
During the Cold War, military officers often seized power in the name of fighting communism.
—Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 July 2024
Their earliest memories are not of easier lives under communism, but of Russian tanks rolling into Gori and towards the capital, Tbilisi.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Communism
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The writers and academics who abandoned Marxism to found the neoconservative movement were deeply concerned with political freedom and the moral decline of American society.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Opponents scoffed at many of his ideas, calling them impractical or misguided, perhaps bordering on Marxism.Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Again, Breaking With Trump Caroline Ellison, Star Witness in FTX Case, Should Receive Lenient Sentence, Prosecutors Signal Trumpism, Stalinism and the Tariff Debate An 8-Year-Old Ohio Girl Takes a Solo Drive to Target in Family’s SUV Trump and Other Presidents Embrace Golf.New York Times, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2024
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In English class, some students might read Animal Farm as an allegory for Stalinism, while others see it as a story about talking animals.Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2024
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But as astute observers warn us, allowing an ascendant American-style fascism to go unchecked will change the trajectory of our history and the history of the world forever.Priscilla Hart, Baltimore Sun, 3 Dec. 2024
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Which is hopefully a reminder that in 2024 fascism like inflation, is a catch-all pejorative that its users don’t really understand the meaning of.John Tamny, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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In summary, Chinese culture strongly influences workers in manufacturing, fostering values of respect for authority, dedication, and collectivism while also contributing to long working hours and a focus on family and societal obligations.Dave Evans, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Twenty years after superfluids were discovered, the American physicist Eugene Gross suggested (opens a new tab) that the same quantum collectivism could emerge in solids.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Communism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Communism. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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