Sounds like you’re describing authoritarianism to me.
Socialism, Communism, and even Capitalism are not inherently authoritarian.
Also, take a look into the history of CIA intervention on socialist governments. Unless you believe we brought “democracy” to them out of the kindness of our hearts.
But that doesn’t make any sense. Words mean things. When people say “communism”, they usually mean something more concrete than whatever you said. Usually it has to do with who owns the means of production.
But you’re the one who brought up communism. That’s like someone saying “Poison ivy sucks” and you’re like “Yeah, well, getting bit by bugs sucks”. Like, ok, maybe, but we weren’t talking about bugs. And now you won’t even tell us what bugs you’re talking about.
I feel like you think you’re being very clever, and maybe communicating your ideas, but it’s not coming across. I’ve gathered you have an idea of what communism means, and you don’t like it, but I’m not getting any specifics. If you’re trying to convey what you believe and maybe change people’s mind, your current approach isn’t working. If you’re not, then what are you trying to do?
I literally did as you asked. There’s no gotcha here. I’m just trying to ascertain whether or not you value democracy or not. That’s a crucial first step to understand why you have such a fundamental misunderstanding of communism. That’s all.
What -is- communism to you?
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Sounds like you’re describing authoritarianism to me.
Socialism, Communism, and even Capitalism are not inherently authoritarian.
Also, take a look into the history of CIA intervention on socialist governments. Unless you believe we brought “democracy” to them out of the kindness of our hearts.
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Good argument. I yield to you.
(/s just in case)
You didn’t even come close to answering the question. You didn’t say anything about who owns and benefits from production.
Didn’t answer the question.
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This is a terrible definition that could be applied to any form of government the speaker dislikes.
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But that doesn’t make any sense. Words mean things. When people say “communism”, they usually mean something more concrete than whatever you said. Usually it has to do with who owns the means of production.
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But you’re the one who brought up communism. That’s like someone saying “Poison ivy sucks” and you’re like “Yeah, well, getting bit by bugs sucks”. Like, ok, maybe, but we weren’t talking about bugs. And now you won’t even tell us what bugs you’re talking about.
I feel like you think you’re being very clever, and maybe communicating your ideas, but it’s not coming across. I’ve gathered you have an idea of what communism means, and you don’t like it, but I’m not getting any specifics. If you’re trying to convey what you believe and maybe change people’s mind, your current approach isn’t working. If you’re not, then what are you trying to do?
Come on, eli5 communism. I want to know what these idiot youth are imagining, not your opinion about it.
Do we have a Lemmy equivalent to iamverysmart because ffs…
Simple question here. No gotcha: Do you believe that people deserve to be ruled by kings?
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Should people, in your opinion, be ruled by kings?
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I literally did as you asked. There’s no gotcha here. I’m just trying to ascertain whether or not you value democracy or not. That’s a crucial first step to understand why you have such a fundamental misunderstanding of communism. That’s all.
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