broke_wagon

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by broke_wagon 10y ago
You seem to have a very particular idea of one kind of communism, and you seem happy to interpose it into my opinions. Having said nothing about how or even if communism should be brought about, I certainly acknowledge that it seeks to bar
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by broke_wagon 10y ago
I am painfully aware that this argument seems prone to a "no true Scotsman" defense, but really, the basic principles of communism are very much at odds with many of its famous "proponents" (usurpers).
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by broke_wagon 10y ago
Well said, thank you for your explanation.
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by broke_wagon 10y ago
It sounds like you are confusing communism with central ownership or state ownership. Communism is only concerned with the ability of workers to have meaningful control of work activity and output.
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by broke_wagon 10y ago
Of course it's just a process. Capitalism is a process which centralizes surplus and power, i.e., increases inequality, and communism is a process which decentralizes surplus and power, i.e. decreases inequality. Calling communism unre
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by broke_wagon 10y ago
Carrying a communist (or capitalist, or ...) banner around as you pillage doesn't make you a communist (or a capitalist, or ...). Attack the system, not those who usurp its name. Only then we can have a discussion.
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by broke_wagon 10y ago
Communism isn't some "radical" boogeyman, it's just a process to eliminate inequality. (Why should there be any inequality at all?) We don't need to be diminutive about relatively different ideas; that's unhelp