I'm asking this not because I disagree with that idea, but because I just don't know because I usually prefer to stay away from politics. Anywho, I hear a lot around here that the left are communists, but I'm kind of confused and would like clarification.

Historical-wise, in the USSR, Stalin was anti-gay and he outlawed prostitution. Both of those are things the left pushes for.

Now modern-wise, we have the People's Republic of China. The CCP outlaws prostitution, has very strict immigration laws, I've heard that the lgbt community are looked down upon there, and the recreational usage of marijuana is outlawed. All of these are issues that the left pushes forward.

This confuses me because if the endgame goal is to make a communist utopia, then it certainly would be quite different from the USSR and PRC and other communist and formerly communist countries, because if they really wanted to turn the USA into a standard communist country, they'd have to pull a heel-face-turn on a bunch of issues they're pushing, like recreational drug laws, marriage, prostitution laws, etc, things which most communist officials would probably call "capitalist decadence."

I certainly don't like what they are doing or many things that they call "progress" which is one reason I'm pro-Trump, but at least to me, I don't feel like "communist" or "Marxist" might be the totally correct words for them, considering that most communist countries and leaders were against some issues they are pushing for, and I don't know why the CCP would sponsor movements for issues overseas that they are against on their homeland. Now granted, their ideal endgame might include a very different and "woke" communist country, and let's be honest, if you were to go to an openly pro-communist/marxist college club or meeting in the US, you are definitely more likely to see people with blue/pink hair there then you would typically when out and about, but I'm still confused about this discrepancy and would like someone to clear it up for me. TBH, I never watched Tucker that much before his betrayal or any other political shows online or on TV, I usually just play video games, workout, run, listen to music, eat, and sleep when I'm not at work.