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many of these states and their governments are openly hostile to communist elements, but a communist party actively opposing their government would risk destabilising it and then playing themselves directly into the hands of the imperialist states. an indefinite "united front" would be desirable, especially in countries like iran, but it seems all leftist organisations in these states have either decided to fully support the government in everything, becoming controlled opposition (KPRF in Russia) or western puppets like (MEK) or whatever the fuck the "leftist opposition" in russia, belarus is.

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[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 5 points 4 days ago

Mao argued basically the same thing, and that's the whole point of "New Democracy" besides the issue of development of relations of production, since China still had heavy feudal elements. That was why Mao supported a temporary alliance with the "patriotic bourgeoisie" against colonial forces, but he was quite clear that you can't let that circumstance become cemented.