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- German · calque ofKasernenkommunismus
- English todaybarracks communism
Calque of German Kasernenkommunismus, coined by Karl Marx in reference to the workers' dormitories (not military barracks).
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barracks communism
Today it means: A crude, authoritarian, forced collectivism and communism where all aspects of life are bureaucratically regimented. Full definition →
German Kasernenkommunismus