"Today's Communism can survive only if it abandons the myth of an infallible party, if it continues to think, and if it becomes democratic"
- Friedrich Durrenmatt
About this Quote
This quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt recommends that Communism needs to evolve in order to endure. He thinks that the Communist Party should desert the idea that it is infallible and instead embrace the idea of thinking and democracy. This indicates that the celebration needs to want to accept criticism and be open to new ideas. It must likewise be willing to permit its members to have a say in the decision-making procedure. This would produce a more open and democratic system, which would be more likely to survive in the long run. Durrenmatt's quote is a call for the Communist Party to embrace modification and development in order to guarantee its survival.
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