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Serious answer: I think the best way to start understanding communism is to stop treating it as a political “aesthetic” or as simply “the government owning everything,” because that’s mostly how it gets presented in liberal education and mainstream media. At its core, communism is a critique of a society where a...... 2 reply
communism is an ideal state where everyone is unselfish and all resources are shared to the maximum mutual benefit of everyone in a society, rendering commodities as public goods.
if no one starved, everyone shared happiness, there was no class inequality, and everyone worked towards the benefit of everyone else unselfishly, would you not consider...... 2 reply
It's concept is good, but doesn't work for one simple reason. Human nature.
The concept is that everyone is equal and deserves the same things. Everyone does their part so that everyone gets to eat the same, everyone gets to live the same, nobody gets more than others.
Think of a commune, hence communism. Everyone works for the greater good of t...... 2 reply
I have nothing to add but I just wanna say, some of the answers here are screaming capitalist realism and I just want to laugh-cry
about the human nature that many so readily invoked here, I'll argue human nature is a construct. it has a history of its own. maybe we should rethink where and how did it come from, and whose interests are invested be...... reply
its a stateless, classless, moneyless society. the workers control the state. true communism however has never been achieved by any country.
It simply doesn't work- and its because humans aren't angels. If someone says communism 'doesn't do good for people practically', then they haven't achieved it at all. 1 reply
In theory, it's a utopia of equality with no exploitation as explained in the communist manifesto. But historical records have proved that no communist country has ever succeeded. We have socialist countries today with communist parties, but no fully communist countries. People often mistake communism for Stalinism, and that's why the idea scares s...... 1 reply
