Marxism–Leninism
One party, one plan.
This is the playbook the Soviet Union, and later most communist states, ran on. One party claims to speak for workers, the government owns basically every factory and farm and plans output from the capital, and rival parties are banned. The Soviet Union under Stalin set the template.
What they'd say
The party leads; the people follow.
Central planning beats market chaos.
Liberal freedoms are a luxury of the bourgeoisie.
Its 12-axis profile
Where it gets messy
The track record includes purges, famines and labour camps. Plenty of socialists say the party bosses simply replaced the old elite.
Names to know
- Vladimir Lenin
- Joseph Stalin
Its squad
Countries that think like this
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