Recently, online, I've noticed a growing trend of self-described communistswho are increasingly nationalist Although they describe themselves as communists, they seem to not adhere to the goal of the the Communist horizon and believe that state socialism especially that of the 20th century, is essentially the goal of the communist movement. It seems to be mostly a characteristic of [[file:20210527211412-social_media.org][social media]].

I find this concerning because these people seem to consider nationalist projects "good enough." Compared to life in the United Statescurrently, I could understand why one might look fondly at the Soviet Union However, the goal of communists is not simply state socialism but for the self-[[file:20210523163347-abolition_of_the_proletariat.org][abolition of the proletariat]], the state, and money itself.