Even from people that never lived in a communist state

edit: im 17 and i hate communism

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Why do you hate communism?

Nobody has ever actually done real communism on a national scale. The closest is probably the USSR, but that was a disaster because it was an authoritarian dictatorship that funneled money and power to the top. People only got token representation, the people were not actually in charge of anything, they got no real say in their leadership. Doesn’t matter that it was structured like communism says it should be, the reality of it was anything but communism.

Real communism would probably be pretty decent. There wouldn’t be too much to hate about it other than what you’d dislike in any government.

The problem is the humans running it. It’s a constant battle against power-hungry and self-serving people being in charge, just like any government, and no nation espousing communism has ever managed to prevent authoritarianism and basic kleptocratic people from settling in and running the show.

  • I am not for communism or here to espouse any virtues it might have. The concept of communism certainly has appeal and presents many benefits, however the reality of implementation and human nature virtually guarantee it will never achieve its intended form.
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Real communism will never work for the same reason a completely free market would never work.

Too many people are greedy and selfish.

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People are shaped by their environment, people seem greedy and selfish because of Capitalism. Primitive communism existed for thousands of years, and people were cooperative and communal.

Why do you believe selfish and greedy people existing in Communism would strain or ruin it?

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“I’m 17 and I hate communism”

😂 enough said. Come back when you’re a bit older and a bit wiser.

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You don’t even have to be wise to understand the problems communism has, it only helps

So your comment doesn’t make sense.

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What problems does Communism have?

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It doesn’t fucking work.

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Guys please check the list of the communist countries and come back to me to tell if you want to live in there, ok?

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Desiring Communism isn’t because people overwhelmingly desire one form of production over another, the draw is for what these modes of production allow for and who they benefit.

It’d be cool to live in an AES country, sure, but what would be even better is to transition existing Capitalist states towards Socialism. Having more international trade between like-minded Socialist countries would benefit these countries massively.

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You’re getting down voted but no one has answered you.

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I’m being down voted for having a good point but they don’t like facts

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You don’t have a good point, that’s the problem.

Fundamentally, why do you believe Communists exist, and what do they want? We can start from there.

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Multiple reasons.

  1. Lemmy was crested by and is maintained by Marxist-Leninists.

  2. Lemmy’s structure and rejection of the Profit Motive is in line with Communist ideals, and attracts Communists and other leftists over Reddit, which is Capitalist.

  3. FOSS in general is supported by Communists and Anarchists.

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American says communism and means socialism

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American says communism and means conservative democrat or Trump Republican, depending on who is saying it.

AES barely even registers, except for the occasional “Why don’t you move to Vuvuzela!”

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Why isn’t anyone defending AEC countries?

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Nobody actually wants to be Estonia anymore

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