Is there such a thing as democratic communism?

Or is rigid fascism the only environment that communism can exist in? As resources become more scarce and AI plays a bigger part in societal control I foresee a day when the needs of the individual will be suppressed in order for the world to survive. Life will be pleasant but not challenging. The drive and ambition for materialism will be gone.

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adorbz · 26-30, F

I don't think democracy and any kind of permanent ideology fit together. Maybe you can democratically elect a communist government if there's that option. But an election between two of the same ideology isn't really democracy and if you allow other ideologies it's not democratic communism anymore its just democracy

The AI stuff is kinda bullshit though. The world will change but probably not in a way anyone today can imagine and it doesn't *have* to go toward oppression.

SW-User

@adorbz You might be able to elect a democratic communist government once, as there is no way a communist government will ever offer the chance again. Democracy is the on thing they hate!