Have you heard of any socialist leader that was not a dictator? Seems like non-dictatorial leaders only exist in liberal democracies where capital is king.

In what way was he a dictator? He lived a modest life. Some people say he is a dictator for executing reactionaries. I think in the context of Cuban liberation that is acceptable.

no.

it is in the interest of capitalists to make people think communism is evil & socialist states are terrible. it is simply propaganda.

Has there ever been a socialist leader that the capitalists didn’t call a dictator?

They called Nicolás Maduro a dictator, he was voted into office and didn’t hold total control of the country - there’s still capitalist forces in the Venezuelan government that opposes him.

The capitalists don’t care that Socialist states tend to be far more democratic, and tend to have actually quite beloved politicians. It’s just projection, the President of the United States has more power than any socialist “dictator” ever has. The most power Stalin ever had was via wartime provisions, meanwhile, Truman and Churchill both had constitutionally upheld powers that far outweighed anything Stalin was capable of. Yet Stalin gets called a dictator, and the western leaders are “democratic heroes”.

Cuba had public elections during Fidel’s leadership, he could have easily been democratically removed from power. He wasn’t because voters democratically voted for him to stay. This is the same story you’ll find in more or less every Socialist country. Stalin stayed in power because he was voted in, in fact, he asked to step down and was denied. The Kims have all been voted into office, Jong-Un might be the last Kim to serve as chairmen. The capitalists love to call them dictators, because doing so distracts you from the dictators at home.