[kazinator]

Actual True Scotsmans communism could easily be worse than the ones we actually had. Because there would be no way for anyone who is capable to use that to their own advantage rather than that of the collective. It could easily be the scummiest form of communism, where even the hope of partaking in corruption, or clandestine free-market activity would be taken away from you.

[skinnymuch]

You can't use True Scotsman sort of fallacy push back in an adult discussion. It's obvious Stalin's Russia was not proper communism. Lenin was nothing like Stalin. Stalin was still at least a communist, but he was not a good person and was not good for communism. Besides the capitalists in America and all the right wing govts America put in power in its cruel crusade against Communism.

Your argument is a typical one. See this 18 min video for why that isn't necessarily true: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbkMDb1jJCw