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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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[–] trimmerfrost@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (12 children)

Atleast it works unlike covert fascist ideas like Marxism/Communism

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.de 43 points 2 years ago

"HEY LOOK EVERYONE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUCK I AM TALKING ABOUT!!"

[–] its_a_mit@infosec.pub 36 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] 4am@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago (1 children)

fascist

Marxist/ Communist

Those two things are opposites…you buzzword concern troll

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Opposite likes north and south are opposites? Or opposites like apples and oranges are opposites.

Fascism and communism are both:

  • authoritarian attempts
  • to improve socieity
  • by radically changing economic relations
  • from consensual trade to slavery
  • to support a massive war effort
  • designed to get the rest of the world under the same authoritarian regime
  • resulting in millions of battlefield deaths
  • and the deaths of millions of enslaved citizens
  • by overwork, disease, starvation
  • and outright systematic execution

But one’s “left wing” and the other is “right wing” so they could be described as “opposites”.

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Did this guy really just describe capitalism

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Care to explain why you’d think that?

[–] NewDark@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

Here, let me help you out.

Fascism

Communism

[–] orrk@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

you have anything that isn't Carl-"what nationalist"-Tucker ranting on Fox News?

first off, Fascists didn't try to change any economic relations, in fact a lot of the NAZI party members were staunch capitalists, People like Ford were lauded as great men of commerce and industry for their success in economics, the Nazis even privatized stuff that was public during the Weimar years.

And why wouldn't authoritarians like capitalism? the modern workplace literally resembles the fascist dream, you have the CEO (führer) with his cadre of upper management (close political aids/figures) middle and lower management as an enforcement mechanism with limited decision-making powers (Gestapo/SA/SS) and the good workers.

and in the USA the ultra capitalists even have the fun social Darwinism bit going on (13/50 anyone?)

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[–] Ruxias@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Communism is covert fascism? Why then did fascists round up and kill communists? The two are wholeheartedly opposed to each other.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's ok, communists only rounded up and killed millions...and caused millions more to die of starvation....but it's ok because fascist killed them in WW II..

[–] folkrav@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Some governments who got put into power under the promise of communism did stray away from their promise of communism and statelessness into authoritarianism, and it killed people, yes. Capitalism has also killed and is killing as we speak, so I'm curious why it's "okay" in their case.

[–] realitista@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

The main issue with communism is that it puts the entire control of the economy in a few people's hands. Even more so than capitalism does.

When that happens, the central planning that those people do, even in the best case is orders of magnitude less efficient than capitalism can manage.

And in the usual case, ends up with them funneling much of the resources to their buddies and letting others starve (a la holodomor).

Anyhow, it's an argument that is about 100 years out of date. The Scandinavians solved this problem half a century ago already. The best thing we can do is have capitalism control production and distribution of goods and services, and democratic government's socialist policies drive the resources where they need to go and solve the many economic externalities endemic in any capitalistic system.

A better solution, as yet, has not been demonstrated. Anyone advocating "pure communism" or "pure capitalism" is a rube.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

When that happens, the central planning that those people do, even in the best case is orders of magnitude less efficient than capitalism can manage.

There was one promising solution to that which was attempted back in the early 70's: Combine Cybernetics with Socialism.

Unfortunately the CIA instituted a coup in Chile to install a dictator more favorable to multinational business interests before it could be implemented.

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[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's not, neither case is ok, but communism has been tried many times and always ends in authoritarianism. This communist utopia is a myth. At least with capitalism I'm not starving or have nothing for my labor.

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.de 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

At least with capitalism I'm not starving or have nothing for my labor.

Ah nice self-unmasking. "I am comfortable under capitalism and it could be worse for me so thats why I don't want to even consider something else where no-one had to starve while food is available or be homeless while millions of houses stand empty." You are just selfish and afraid.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

It’s also known as intellectual humility. A person is allowed to think of their own self interest, and speaking of one’s own experience is the most based form of communication because it holds the highest certainty.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes because I forgot how china and Russia and north Korea all kindly take care of their homeless and special needs people...o wait they just euthanize them.

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

None of those are communism lol

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[–] folkrav@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This utopia that capitalism works well only does in a vacuum, looking at the westernp/"developed" world. Half the world's population lives on less than $7 a day. Most people objectively have close to nothing to show for their labor.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Under capitalism those people who earn the least are improving their lot rapidly. That $7 a day you’re citing was $2 a day about 20 years ago.

Under communism people who are doing fine descend into poverty and starvation. Not “food insecurity” where they have all the doritos they could ever want, but actual starvation where they eat their neighbors to survive.

[–] hopelessbyanxiety@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

oh god did u get the "actual starvation" thing from yeon mi park? Here u got different text, same energy

[–] trimmerfrost@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Twig@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That comparison doesn't even work

[–] trimmerfrost@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why? Both are dogmas that NEVER produce the intended result they claim

[–] Twig@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

But they don't work as a comparison. It's apples to oranges

[–] nxfsi@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Fanatics often hate those that are only slightly different from themselves the most. See Catholics vs protestants.

[–] tehcpengsiudai@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Sounds like you're pretty fanatically rooted in your belief and we're all slightly different from you 😂

[–] trimmerfrost@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

It's like two communists Stalin and Trotskey, fighting against each other for power. Trotskey was defeated, exiled and later assassinated

Communism is fascism under a different name. Every communist country in the past or present has been a fascist totalitarian state

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[–] n00b001@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

We might have different ideas of "works" my friend

[–] matricaria@feddit.de 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Communism works, just look at North Korea.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

It's hilarious how these tankies are agreeing with your comment not knowing it's sarcasm lol

[–] NewDark@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

And there are no outside forces that have influenced North Korea either.

[–] rafa@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Of course it works, for the 1%

[–] cedarmesa@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Capitalism literally turns to fascism to stay relevant as it makes life really bad for most people. This is such a laughably bad take.

[–] trimmerfrost@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Capitalism slowly degrades into fascism, agreed. Communism is fascist from the very beginning

[–] ssboomman@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Define communism, socialism, capitalism, and fascism please? I didn’t think you know what these words mean

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[–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

it works

citation needed

[–] MiddleWeigh@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

From my limited understanding, Marxism comes off as more of a lense to analyze politics and human behavior than an actual system. It also comes off as not very fascist, but fascist seeming things can come out of it, depending on your perspective. I will admit I'm not very educated in regards to political science, and I've just begun my foray into Marxist theory.

[–] n00b001@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

We might have different ideas of "works" my friend