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No, do not try to be a communist, anywhere. It's a horrible political philosophy.

lakomen 4y ago
You've never experienced communism. So stop talking out your ass. I'd take it over this abomination that we have now any time. Vietnam. Cheap life, good life, friendly people. None of this "I'll try to screw you over and steal your money, because money is all that interests me" You have no idea.
- darthrupert 4y ago
  We don't have to experience everything personally, because we have written an oral histories. I assure you, I have a pretty good idea.
  - LocalH 4y ago
    Written and oral histories are fallible
    - voakbasda 4y ago
      Communism is far more fallible, base on the history of failed communist states.
    - darthrupert 4y ago
      If this is the level of argumentation, so are personal experiences. Perhaps even more so.
mikrotikker 4y ago
100m dead people agree with you.
- nix23 4y ago
  Stalin and Mao had nothing in common with communism they just called it "communism" (or more precise Stalinism/Maoism...the difference here is really important), please read Marx. BTW: I don't say it's a perfect system but worth a look, and maybe one could mix both systems together.
  - darthrupert 4y ago
    When all practical realizations of a political ideology end up as being oppressive one party states, perhaps there's something wrong with the ideology. Then again, seeing the current state of "market-based" Russia, I'm giving more credence to the idea that it was not communism than ruined Russia, but vice versa. They seem to have that effect on many things.
  - my_city 4y ago
    Stalin and Mao were communists and they handsomely defended communism and transformed their respective countries into global powers. You have bought into capitalist demonization of Stalin and Mao. Stalin in particular was responsible for the enormous growth of the USSR and for providing high standars of living to all citizens in the Soviet Union like they never experienced before. They both also had to defend themselves against imperialist aggresion while trying to support global communist struggle. Don't be so quick to jump into cold war propaganda against Stalin, with all his failures and shortcomings he was still an amazing leader.
    - nix23 4y ago
      >high standards of living to all citizens in the Soviet Union You must live i a parallel world...this is unbelievable. >he was still an amazing leader. Now i am getting sick of you.
      - my_city 4y ago
        Its amazing how propaganda can shape human perception. Stalin literally oversaw transforming the Soviet Union from agrarian society to world superpower, yet it is "unbelievable". This is what capitalist propaganda does to your brain, you literally believe lies are true, and actual reality is false. The USSR was not an industrialized, first world nation, no, it was a cartoon nightmare. I pity you. Your brain is completely consumed by propaganda. Wish you the best in freeing yourself from propaganda.

You've never experienced communism. So stop talking out your ass. I'd take it over this abomination that we have now any time. Vietnam. Cheap life, good life, friendly people. None of this "I'll try to screw you over and steal your money, because money is all that interests me" You have no idea.

darthrupert 4y ago
We don't have to experience everything personally, because we have written an oral histories. I assure you, I have a pretty good idea.
- LocalH 4y ago
  Written and oral histories are fallible
  - voakbasda 4y ago
    Communism is far more fallible, base on the history of failed communist states.
  - darthrupert 4y ago
    If this is the level of argumentation, so are personal experiences. Perhaps even more so.

mikrotikker 4y ago

100m dead people agree with you.

nix23 4y ago
Stalin and Mao had nothing in common with communism they just called it "communism" (or more precise Stalinism/Maoism...the difference here is really important), please read Marx. BTW: I don't say it's a perfect system but worth a look, and maybe one could mix both systems together.
- darthrupert 4y ago
  When all practical realizations of a political ideology end up as being oppressive one party states, perhaps there's something wrong with the ideology. Then again, seeing the current state of "market-based" Russia, I'm giving more credence to the idea that it was not communism than ruined Russia, but vice versa. They seem to have that effect on many things.
- my_city 4y ago
  Stalin and Mao were communists and they handsomely defended communism and transformed their respective countries into global powers. You have bought into capitalist demonization of Stalin and Mao. Stalin in particular was responsible for the enormous growth of the USSR and for providing high standars of living to all citizens in the Soviet Union like they never experienced before. They both also had to defend themselves against imperialist aggresion while trying to support global communist struggle. Don't be so quick to jump into cold war propaganda against Stalin, with all his failures and shortcomings he was still an amazing leader.
  - nix23 4y ago
    >high standards of living to all citizens in the Soviet Union You must live i a parallel world...this is unbelievable. >he was still an amazing leader. Now i am getting sick of you.
    - my_city 4y ago
      Its amazing how propaganda can shape human perception. Stalin literally oversaw transforming the Soviet Union from agrarian society to world superpower, yet it is "unbelievable". This is what capitalist propaganda does to your brain, you literally believe lies are true, and actual reality is false. The USSR was not an industrialized, first world nation, no, it was a cartoon nightmare. I pity you. Your brain is completely consumed by propaganda. Wish you the best in freeing yourself from propaganda.