• Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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    5 months ago

    This is partially true. Issues arose from trying to marry central planning with localized production, so there were a series of reforms that shifted the balance of control. This didn’t end worker representation, it was a major shift that changed its form as the USSR industrialized and grew beyond where it once was.

    Was it perfect and entirely democratic? No. Was it far more democratic than Capitalism? Absolutely, without question.