A question about the Revolution

[TheLiberal]

For our Comrades who believe that in the future there will be a Leftist revolution in the West, I have a question. Is it not only possible to successfully take control of a state and to continue in power without severely oppressing the population if the majority of people in that country are supportive of the new regime?

[TheComrade]

Yes - but it depends on what regime is instated. If it was a Communist Democracy of some sort then I guess so. If it was a Stalinist, authoritarian regime then no. Hello David, by the way.

[Bannockburn]

No, the state is the mechanism that keeps the oppression. It doesn't matter what title you give it. Its the form, and its hierarchical structure.

[Ric_god]

I guess this is where the gap between Communists and Anarchists comes in. Is a hierachical goverment needed to "impose" successful communism? Perhaps it could go 3 ways-

- Anarchy. No leaders. People work in collaboration to run a productive society.
- Democracy. Seems like a good idea, but personally, looking at the US and UK, democracy seems to quickly become a farse, just dictatorship with a better image.
- Dictatorship.

Please feel free to correct anything which I seem to mis-understand.

[Simotix]

If there ever was a Revolution it would not just be Americans. It would have to have support from other countries that are against the imperalistic nation.

Although I would be some what against a dictatorship, I could see it happening sort of.

I would like to see a "group" run the nation (no one has major power, but this "group" is a selective people.). Some what of a tricky thing with a lot of explenation to it.