edit: GUYS fuck stalin and fuck tankies, period. i understand that this community is more sensitive than most to pro-stalinist vibes, and i apologize for unintentionally twinging that nerve, but you need stop calling each other (and me) slurs
good heavens, happy new year, fuck incarceration and murder in all forms
(mods pls also do your job and help with the slurs thing)
edit2: big thank u 2 da mods for helping with the slurs thing u guys rock ๐ ๐
There are problems with capitalism, of course. But strong regulated capitalism is currently the best economic system we have.
What people that think communism is the answer fail the realize, is that people are different. We want different things and have different goals. What will happen with the people that do not want to live in a communist society? We already know the answer, they will be killed.
One big difference is that in a capitalist society, communists are free to create their own little commie space without anyone objecting or interfering. In a communist society...well, the ones that don't comply with the crazy ideas will be killed.
I don't even think that communism is a good idea in theory. Mainly because, as a base assumption, it divides people into good and bad. That's naive, to say the least.
You cannot define communism. You don't know what it is.
Ok, let's pretend I can't and stop there.
When you can give me an example of a successful communist country, then I will join your side.
The Six Nations were successful for between 15,000 to 25,000 years making them the longest running civilization on earth in history.
The native Siberians also were so damn Communist for thousands of years that neither the Tsar's nor Lenin even tried to really govern them, they just took tribute in the form of reindeer pelts. Stalin fucked up that couple thousand year old civilization.