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• zbyte64@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Communism provides a theoretical framework to advocate for those things, but it is not the same as doing those things. I think the distinction is important because it allows you to have a plurality or support

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  • theuberwalrus@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s like saying physics only provides a framework for experiment.

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• Shadywack@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I mean, I can see a utopian vision of Communism where dignity is forefront, but I’ve also seen where it’s dystopian. Correct me if I’m wrong but the basis is to each according to their need and from each based on their abilities. Dignity isn’t mentioned, but the happiness and contentment of all is the goal so I suppose it’s inferred but not specified.

  Either way, it doesn’t have to be viewed with any kind of social opposition. If we keep following the slippery slope of late game capitalism, who’s to say companies don’t just purchase legislation that re-establishes full on slavery? We have a fucked up oligarch system, and moments like this where workers unite is a good thing in any system. Free market my ass, and this is a moment where arguing for semantics is a side-discussion, for now it’s us against the oligarchs.

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  • theuberwalrus@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think a better way to describe the essence of communism is an end to dominance hierarchies. Authoritarians often use leftist rhetoric to gain power, which is why so many of them have called themselves socialist or communist, while being the exact opposite of the ideals they claim to support.

    You are 100% correct, it is us against the oligarchs. That’s also the entire basis of communist theory, btw. Regardless of terms used though, we are on the same side of this fight, and I am glad that we are.

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    • khalic@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Seems like you’re describing anarchism, not communism. Go have a read, it’s an interesting field.

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• DarthBueller@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You don’t seem to understand that your distinction between the theory of communism, and communism as practiced, are both equally valid and accepted uses of the word. One is a theory, one created reeducation camps and killed millions of their own people. It is not capitalism that convinced me of this.

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  • theuberwalrus@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Your comment is fair, but please allow me to deflect for a moment with a few questions:

    The nazis called themselves national socialists, do you believe they were socialists?

    The north korean government has called their country a democratic republic, do you believe that?

    I’m guessing you answered no to both. If that’s the case, why do you believe the ussr and the ccp when they say they were/are practicing communism?

    Additionally, who benefits more than capital if you believe socialism and communism equal authoritarianism?

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    • WhipTheLlama@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      If the only way to defend communism is by claiming that no country has ever done communism correctly, then that’s going to be a problem. You can’t point to a single successful communist country because there aren’t any.

      China became far more successful since it abandoned communism for its own flavor of capitalism. Private ownership in China has led to a massive improvement in quality of life for most Chinese residents, and more opportunities for success than ever before.

      Meanwhile, most complaints about capitalism have almost nothing to do with capitalism and everything to do with laws and regulations or human greed (which is the worst part of any system).

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      • theuberwalrus@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        That’s not what I said. Try again.

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      • jmankman@lemmy.myserv.one ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yeah, point to all the communist countries that failed with the US was relentlessly fucking with them despite the fact that “Communism will naturally fail if left to its own devices”

        Pointing out greed as a problem of capitalism is valid when money is power and all decision making is based around profit.

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    • DarthBueller@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      If you guys understood marketing, you’d stop insisting on your version of the word being the one people should embrace. Socialism sells way better than communism even though it still gets people as riled up as Sen Kennedy reading “not all boys are blue” while pretending that it’s legally mandated to be given to white Christian boys at birth. 9/10 you guys rail against European social democracy, regardless of the fact that it would be a far easier reach for the US and would dramatically improve the lives of workers.

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      • theuberwalrus@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Always play offense. Useful tactic, but easily avoided. Bye!

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