@LeftyPolls If you consider democracy to be "writing names on a ballot and hoping rich guy 1 beats rich guy 2" then sure. However, democracy claims a character of representing the people, which the USA does not uphold.
Democratic organization of labor is certainly noble sounding, however it will inevitably slide straight back into capitalism as it leaves capitalist elements undefeated. It keeps class distinctions intact. Being satisfied with this is to reject communism.
"Market socialism" sounds like a lazy attempt to brand capitalism as socialism. Defeating capitalism is not democracizing the workplace, capitalist relations go beyond the workplace and must be defeated on all fronts.
@Anarkismus_ How were capitalist relations formed in these countries? How did attempts to build socialist relations go? What did they do right and what did they do wrong? These are questions we should be asking. Ignoring the Marxists is foolish.
@Anarkismus_ I agree, Marxism has consistently fallen to internal/external issues that forced its collapse. Though I believe some anarchists too willingly ignore anything learned from these revolutions.