Don't let him pin you on command economies either. Marx, Trotsky (I know but it's pre 1925) and others all support limited markets, shadow pricing, or similar in an egalitarian framwork as an option during the transition to higher stage socialism.
Point out that there is in fact no such thing as a Communist country (and indeed there cannot be such a thing), only Socialist countries ruled by a Communist party.
Yugoslavia. Cuba. Vietnam.
Don't let him pin you on command economies either. Marx, Trotsky (I know but it's pre 1925) and others all support limited markets, shadow pricing, or similar in an egalitarian framwork as an option during the transition to higher stage socialism.
Point out that there is in fact no such thing as a Communist country (and indeed there cannot be such a thing), only Socialist countries ruled by a Communist party.