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Nonsense. https://www.ic.org/ https://www.ic.org/ Communes predate America. The more likely story is free markets collapse under weight of adversarial greed

• WalterBright 6y ago
  It shows 264 communes worldwide. Not a very impressive number out of 7 billion people. I looked at a couple at random, and they were very small. > Communes predate America. You're right. Jamestown was a commune. They starved. The Pilgrims' first year was spent as a commune. They starved. > Where would American airlines be at right now left up to free markets? They were shut down by the government lockdowns and travel bans. Whether or not the lockdowns are a good idea, the damage they caused are not the fault of free markets. Do you propose that communes thrive under lockdowns?
  • juanani 6y ago
    Do you consider Amish people to live in communes? I wasn't aware they all failed. Or is only the failed ones that end up a commune in your dictionary? This axe you're grinding is getting hella sharp. Can't believe you failed to bring out the 'millions of deaths' because of communes this time.
    • WalterBright 6y ago
      > Do you consider Amish people to live in communes? Nope. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish I see no mention of sharing equally. They own property, run small businesses, pay income taxes, etc. They do help each other out, but that is not the same thing as sharing everything equally.