>>17779798
>Option 1
Mostly this. I wouldn't say I'm a "communist," but there are things about Marxist theory I like, but it turned into a dogma and they would not apply the Marxist critique inwards to themselves or to their own governments, their own "superstructure," which had turned into an obstacle to the further development of the forces of production. There were definite reasons why communists came to power where and when they did, though.

>Option 2
I don't think so. Like in a war? That wasn't an option.

>Option 3
The major flaw in the ideology is that by identifying themselves with "history," they assume an exclusive right to change society, and there's no theoretical limit on the amount of power they can take for themselves. It's not just me putting a bullet in your head, it's history that is killing you out of necessity. And it's like the people who own everything in the economy, the government, and the chief purveyors of religion are all the same people. It really turned into a total dictatorship but that also comes with careerism, love of power, and corruption which devours it from the inside.