>>2130048Communism is a mode of production that no society has yet reached so they wear the symbols of those who strove to uphold Marx's theories and ideas.
Few communists say countries like the USSR, DDR, PRC, etc are examples of communist societies but recognise their importance as attempts at socialism and examples to learn from.
They are also physical, visual things. There isn't much about Das Kapital or Critique of the Gotha program that you can put on a shirt