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It's actually not, words have meaning. Communism involves a class-less society, by definition a CEO can not be part of a class-less society; and public (read: S

It's actually not, words have meaning. Communism involves a class-less society, by definition a CEO can not be part of a class-less society; and public (read: State) ownership of industry, which private companies are obviously not. There are also plenty of examples class-heavy societies where the central authority effectively controls the means of production. Nazi Germany, Jacobean England and wartime America (Civil War or WW2) all had state command economies where the central authority controlled both the means of production (either de jure in the former case or de facto in the latter cases) and the monopoly on violence. Authoritarianism has similar traits across ideologies, but Communism is a different thing than Monarchy, Fascism or the many other ideologies that fit your definition.

adrian_b 3y ago
In anything related to Communism there is a huge difference between what various things are claimed to be and what they really are. A very large number of words used by Communists have other true meanings than their traditional meanings. A Communist society is not a class-less society, but is a society where there is a class of privileged people, who have functions in the hierarchy of the Communist party and who exploit the remainder of the population, who are reduced to a state extremely similar to the serfdom of the peasants in feudalism, i.e. it is forbidden for them to own many kinds of things and they frequently are forced to live wherever the privileged communists decide for them and not in the places they would like, and also frequently they may be forced to have jobs decided for them by the privileged class, instead of having the jobs they would like. This is how Communism has been implemented in Russia, and then in all countries influenced by Russia. Any other kind of Communism is just a fantasy.
- Gud 3y ago
  No, this is the socialist state you are describing, not communist. The socialist state is the precursor to the communist utopia. You might think it's impossible to implement communism(like I do), but get your basic facts right.
  - adrian_b 3y ago
    The names do not matter, the real communist societies are the societies where a communist party has the political power, not the societies described by communists under the name "communist society". Almost everything in the Communist propaganda corresponds to a Christian concept, which has been renamed and twisted. There are exact Communist correspondents for prophets, saints, martyrs, priests, the Holy Bible, heretics, the Vatican and so on. The "Communist state" is the Communist correspondent of the Christian Heaven. While the Christians have always been taught that they must be obedient and that they must work diligently, because despite the fact that in this life their good deeds are not rewarded as they should, they will be rewarded in their afterlife, in Heaven, the citizens of the states where the Communists have the power have always been taught that they must be obedient and that they must work diligently, because despite the fact that in this life their good deeds are not rewarded as they should, their children will receive the reward, when living in a "Communist state". Having been born and raised in a country occupied by Communists, I certainly know the facts about them better than any outsider. Therefore the "Communist state" has always been nothing more than a propaganda instrument and none of those using this instrument have really believed that it is something that could ever exist in reality.
- mjan22640 3y ago
  Russia was feudal autocracy, then socialist autocracy, then capitalist autocracy. Israeli kibutz are communist democracy. Scandinavian countries are socialist democracies. The autocracy is an attribute of russia, not of the economical system/s.
Georgelemental 3y ago
> Communism involves a class-less society People keep saying that, but every society that's ever been called "communist" has had classes. I suppose, then, that the distinction between corporatocracy and communism is that the former is more honest?

adrian_b 3y ago

In anything related to Communism there is a huge difference between what various things are claimed to be and what they really are. A very large number of words used by Communists have other true meanings than their traditional meanings. A Communist society is not a class-less society, but is a society where there is a class of privileged people, who have functions in the hierarchy of the Communist party and who exploit the remainder of the population, who are reduced to a state extremely similar to the serfdom of the peasants in feudalism, i.e. it is forbidden for them to own many kinds of things and they frequently are forced to live wherever the privileged communists decide for them and not in the places they would like, and also frequently they may be forced to have jobs decided for them by the privileged class, instead of having the jobs they would like. This is how Communism has been implemented in Russia, and then in all countries influenced by Russia. Any other kind of Communism is just a fantasy.

Gud 3y ago
No, this is the socialist state you are describing, not communist. The socialist state is the precursor to the communist utopia. You might think it's impossible to implement communism(like I do), but get your basic facts right.
- adrian_b 3y ago
  The names do not matter, the real communist societies are the societies where a communist party has the political power, not the societies described by communists under the name "communist society". Almost everything in the Communist propaganda corresponds to a Christian concept, which has been renamed and twisted. There are exact Communist correspondents for prophets, saints, martyrs, priests, the Holy Bible, heretics, the Vatican and so on. The "Communist state" is the Communist correspondent of the Christian Heaven. While the Christians have always been taught that they must be obedient and that they must work diligently, because despite the fact that in this life their good deeds are not rewarded as they should, they will be rewarded in their afterlife, in Heaven, the citizens of the states where the Communists have the power have always been taught that they must be obedient and that they must work diligently, because despite the fact that in this life their good deeds are not rewarded as they should, their children will receive the reward, when living in a "Communist state". Having been born and raised in a country occupied by Communists, I certainly know the facts about them better than any outsider. Therefore the "Communist state" has always been nothing more than a propaganda instrument and none of those using this instrument have really believed that it is something that could ever exist in reality.
mjan22640 3y ago
Russia was feudal autocracy, then socialist autocracy, then capitalist autocracy. Israeli kibutz are communist democracy. Scandinavian countries are socialist democracies. The autocracy is an attribute of russia, not of the economical system/s.

Georgelemental 3y ago

> Communism involves a class-less society People keep saying that, but every society that's ever been called "communist" has had classes. I suppose, then, that the distinction between corporatocracy and communism is that the former is more honest?