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Eurocommunism was a revisionist Marxist tendency that was popularized by Santiago Carillo, the former general secretary of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) from 1960 to 1982 in his landmark political work, Eurocommunism and the State. Its supporters claimed that it was a natural continuation of Marxist ideology after the death of fascist regimes in Greece, Italy, and Portugal and the "defeat of U.S. imperialism in Vietnam" and as a rejection of dogmatic currents in Marxist politics.^[1]

Eurocommunism rejects the fundamental Marxist principle of class struggle due to its reformists beliefs and attacks socialist countries -- including the Soviet Union and China. Furthermore, Eurocommunists defend western imperialism,^[2] reducing it to a form of social democracy.^[3]

It can be argued that the Eurocommunist movement is most similar to the democratic socialist movement of this day.

References

↑ Manuel Azcárate (1978). What is Eurocommunism?.
↑ Enver Hoxha (1980). Eurocommunism is anti-communism.
↑ Vijay Prashad (2017). Red Star over the Third World: 'Polycentric Communism' (pp. 117–118). [PDF] New Delhi: LeftWord Books.

[1] Manuel Azcárate (1978). What is Eurocommunism?.

[2] Enver Hoxha (1980). Eurocommunism is anti-communism.

[:022-3] Vijay Prashad (2017). Red Star over the Third World: 'Polycentric Communism' (pp. 117–118). [PDF] New Delhi: LeftWord Books.

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-'''Eurocommunism''' was a [[Revisionism|revisionist]] [[Marxist]] tendency that was popularized by [[Santiago Carillo]], the former general secretary of the [[Communist Party of Spain|Communist Party of Spain (PCE)]] from 1960 to 1982 in his landmark political work, [[Eurocommunism and the State]]. Its supporters claimed that it was a natural continuation of Marxist ideology after the death of [[Fascism|fascist]] regimes in [[Hellenic Republic|Greece]], [[Italian Republic|Italy]], and [[Portuguese Republic|Portugal]] and the "[[Vietnam War|defeat of U.S. imperialism]] in [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam|Vietnam]]" and as a rejection of dogmatic currents in Marxist politics.<ref>{{Citation|author=Manuel Azcárate|year=1978|title=What is Eurocommunism?|title-url=https://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/it/eurocommunism.htm#azcarate}}</ref> In reality, Eurocommunism rejects the core Marxist tenant of [[class struggle]] due to its [[Reformism|reformists]] beliefs, attacks socialist countries including the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]] and [[People's Republic of China|China]], as well as defends western [[imperialism]],<ref>{{Citation|author=[[Enver Hoxha]]|year=1980|title=Eurocommunism is anti-communism|title-url=https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/hoxha/works/euroco/env2-1.htm}}</ref> reducing it to a form of [[social democracy]].<ref name=":022">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2017|title=Red Star over the Third World|chapter=Polycentric Communism|page=117–118|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacecu7gb2ei65us6ip3r2ugcgkblneqcftbm456mb6bzvprkbqk55qm?filename=Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20Red%20Star%20Over%20the%20Third%20World-LeftWord%20Books%20%282018%29.pdf|city=New Delhi|publisher=LeftWord Books}}</ref> It can be argued that the Eurocommunist movement is most similar to the [[Democratic Socialism|democratic socialist]] movement that plagues the western socialist movement to this day.
+'''Eurocommunism''' was a [[Revisionism|revisionist]] [[Marxist]] tendency that was popularized by [[Santiago Carillo]], the former general secretary of the [[Communist Party of Spain|Communist Party of Spain (PCE)]] from 1960 to 1982 in his landmark political work, [[Eurocommunism and the State]]. Its supporters claimed that it was a natural continuation of Marxist ideology after the death of [[Fascism|fascist]] regimes in [[Hellenic Republic|Greece]], [[Italian Republic|Italy]], and [[Portuguese Republic|Portugal]] and the "[[Vietnam War|defeat of U.S. imperialism]] in [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam|Vietnam]]" and as a rejection of dogmatic currents in Marxist politics.<ref>{{Citation|author=Manuel Azcárate|year=1978|title=What is Eurocommunism?|title-url=https://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/it/eurocommunism.htm#azcarate}}</ref>
+Eurocommunism rejects the fundamental Marxist principle of [[class struggle]] due to its [[Reformism|reformists]] beliefs and attacks socialist countries -- including the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]] and [[People's Republic of China|China]]. Furthermore, Eurocommunists defend western [[imperialism]],<ref>{{Citation|author=[[Enver Hoxha]]|year=1980|title=Eurocommunism is anti-communism|title-url=https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/hoxha/works/euroco/env2-1.htm}}</ref> reducing it to a form of [[social democracy]].<ref name=":022">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2017|title=Red Star over the Third World|chapter=Polycentric Communism|page=117–118|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacecu7gb2ei65us6ip3r2ugcgkblneqcftbm456mb6bzvprkbqk55qm?filename=Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20Red%20Star%20Over%20the%20Third%20World-LeftWord%20Books%20%282018%29.pdf|city=New Delhi|publisher=LeftWord Books}}</ref>
+It can be argued that the Eurocommunist movement is most similar to the [[Democratic Socialism|democratic socialist]] movement of this day.
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