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A socialist military junta could aid in suppression of bourgeois elements. | A socialist military junta could aid in suppression of bourgeois elements. It could still be supported by the people. Maybe there was a bourgeois military junta established earlier that the people hated; or a Marxist party has popular support and the people want the bourgeois government out of their land. | ||
As long as the military junta doesn't oppress proletarians | As long as the military junta doesn't oppress proletarians. | ||
Of course, the military junta should be able to be democratically dissolved by the people (usually when immense militarization is no longer necessary). A military junta, in contrast to a state military, is not necessary for a socialist state to survive, as proven by the existence of the [[USSR]] and [[People's Republic of China]]. | Of course, the military junta should be able to be democratically dissolved by the people (usually when immense militarization is no longer necessary). A military junta, in contrast to a state military, is not necessary for a socialist state to survive, as proven by the existence of the [[USSR]] and [[People's Republic of China]]. | ||
More details on this page are definitely needed though; and I might be | More details on this page are definitely needed though; and I might be wrong on this opinion. | ||
~~Update: Thinking this further, for a military junta to survive; it must establish a dictatorship over the people (to keep military people in power). That would be a problem as the people would inevitably vote for non military government members and such a government wouldn't remain stable for long. So, probably not?~~ | |||