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> Aristocracy and privilege are about as far from communism as it gets. In theory. In practice (history is full of it), the castes develop overnight. A group o
by jack9 9y ago
> Aristocracy and privilege are about as far from communism as it gets.
In theory. In practice (history is full of it), the castes develop overnight. A group of individuals has to make decisions and manage the oversight and record keeping, etc. This leads to corruption and a de-facto aristocracy.
- CapacitorSet 9y agoCastes are about as far from communism as it gets.
- richardknop 9y agoYou keep repeating this but as somebody from former Warsaw Pact country let me tell you there was a real caste system during communism. Party members were basically royalty. And the ruling caste (top, most loyal apparatchiks) were just like Louis XIV, having completely unlimited powers over other people.
- CapacitorSet 9y agoThe existence of castes - social classes - is in direct contrast with the definition of communism, which seeks a classless society.
- richardknop 9y agoYes but it is not in contrast with every implementation of communism in human history.