All communist states were/are dictatorships (Soviet Union, China, North Korea).

What the society really needs are strong democracies with a free, well regalemented market and strong social welfare (mixed economy). This is already happening in northern europe with great succes.

How did my comment about moderation devolved into american politics, I am not even american. I am european.

There are very few situations where the choises are black and white. In most cases we are talking about shades of gray. I think that this us vs them mentality on the internet is pretty dumb in most cases.

I like your take on defederation, I always believe that having a moderate take on most issues is the correct approach.