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The terms "capitalism" and for that matter "communism" are labels that have lost almost all meaning. The USSR was a dictatorship as is Russia today. "Capitalism
by nickbauman 9y ago
The terms "capitalism" and for that matter "communism" are labels that have lost almost all meaning. The USSR was a dictatorship as is Russia today. "Capitalism" was a term coined by Karl Marx as a critique of 19th century industrial England. Calling yourself a "capitalist" is like calling yourself a "alienist". It's an archaic term and imprecise at best.
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- nickpp 9y agoDon’t do that. We know exactly what capitalism is and what communism is. Some of us lived under both. And the fact that communism is the favorite system of dictatorship is no coincidence: communism itself is an autocracy.
- nickbauman 9y agoI believe you are misinformed. You're describing "communist dictatorship". There are other forms of Communism in the world. From the Israeli Kibbutz to the Mondragón Corporation, the gamut of communism as implemented is wide.
- nickpp 9y agoIs there any other form of communism than dictatorial? Dictate number 0 of communism is: you cannot leave. Cause of you could, all productive people would flee instantly. That, in my book, makes is a dictatorship.
- ionised 9y ago> Is there any other form of communism than dictatorial? He just gave you two examples.
- sgt101 9y agoHistory says that there is (at least) one counter example : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_Catalonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_Catalonia In fact, people flocked to it.
- nickbauman 9y agoThe USSR loved to use communist slogans but the implementation was pure autocracy.
- nickpp 9y agoIf you truly understand communism you see that is can only be implemented as an autocracy...
- ionised 9y agoAre you even listening to what people are telling you here?
- nickbauman 9y agoAll forms of government, historically, lead to autocracy.
- mc32 9y agoTerms and their meanings evolve over time to match usage.
- TeMPOraL 9y agoWhen the general usage gets dumber and dumber, the terms should be avoided to retain precision in discussion.