1) The members of this party address each other as "Comrades"
2) Party members are called cadres.
3) This party has a Central Committe.
4) This party is dominated by one man for decades.
5) This party believes that most if not all land in the country should belong to the state.
6) This party believes that most if not all economic activity in the country must be owned or controlled by the state.
7) This party uses a secret police to arbitrarily arrest and imprison people opposed to it.
8) This party believes in a large army and devotes a very high percentage of GDP to weapons and its military.
9) This party believes that every nearby country is out to get it.
10) This party believes in large military parades to celebate its national day.
Is this the communist party of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea aka North Korea? No.
Is this the Communist party of Cuba? No.
Is the the old Russian Communist party under Joe Stalin? No.
Is this the Vietnamese communist party? No, but getting close.
Its our own wonderful PAP, aka Socialist Party of the Democratic People's Republic of Singapore.
2) Party members are called cadres.
3) This party has a Central Committe.
4) This party is dominated by one man for decades.
5) This party believes that most if not all land in the country should belong to the state.
6) This party believes that most if not all economic activity in the country must be owned or controlled by the state.
7) This party uses a secret police to arbitrarily arrest and imprison people opposed to it.
8) This party believes in a large army and devotes a very high percentage of GDP to weapons and its military.
9) This party believes that every nearby country is out to get it.
10) This party believes in large military parades to celebate its national day.
Is this the communist party of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea aka North Korea? No.
Is this the Communist party of Cuba? No.
Is the the old Russian Communist party under Joe Stalin? No.
Is this the Vietnamese communist party? No, but getting close.
Its our own wonderful PAP, aka Socialist Party of the Democratic People's Republic of Singapore.