Honestly, claiming no true Scotsman fallacy over a semantic disagreement, is a fallacy in itself. I’m not talking about a “truer” or “purer” form of communism which marxist leninists failed to realise, because the definition I’m working with - of communism as a classless, stateless, moneyless society (and the ideas and ideologies branching from that definition) - encompasses far more than that specific ideology. This isn’t even a defence of communism - if anything, I’m pointing out there are other facets of communism that would make for a more interesting discussion than rehashing how bad the soviets were for the millionth time.
OP asked about communism, not marxism-leninism specifically
If you’re trying to say true communism hasn’t been tried please let me stop you because that’s a no true Scotsman fallacy.
Everyone who’s ever instituted a flavor of communism would call their preferred flavor “true communism.”
Honestly, claiming no true Scotsman fallacy over a semantic disagreement, is a fallacy in itself. I’m not talking about a “truer” or “purer” form of communism which marxist leninists failed to realise, because the definition I’m working with - of communism as a classless, stateless, moneyless society (and the ideas and ideologies branching from that definition) - encompasses far more than that specific ideology. This isn’t even a defence of communism - if anything, I’m pointing out there are other facets of communism that would make for a more interesting discussion than rehashing how bad the soviets were for the millionth time.
“Honestly, claiming no true Scotsman fallacy over a semantic disagreement, is a fallacy in itself.”
What fallacy is that?
Sure but that’s true of anything. However there is a theory of communism. You can, and should, weigh the various implementations against this theory
Its a shame that no true no true scottsman fallacy has ever been tried.