very intriguing perspective. I'm guessing that all of us want to maintain democracy and individual freedom, however, a stifling autocratic, anti-democratic regime can be born from other sources than simply "Socialist" or "Communist" roots...
Comments (after reading) are welcome...
Link: https://theconversation.com/how-china-combined-authoritarianism-with-capitalism-to-create-a-new-communism-167586