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Atleast it works unlike covert fascist ideas like Marxism/Communism
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Those two things are opposites…you buzzword concern troll
Opposite likes north and south are opposites? Or opposites like apples and oranges are opposites.
Fascism and communism are both:
But one’s “left wing” and the other is “right wing” so they could be described as “opposites”.
Did this guy really just describe capitalism
Here, let me help you out.
Fascism
Communism
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?)
Communism is covert fascism? Why then did fascists round up and kill communists? The two are wholeheartedly opposed to each other.
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..
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.
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Anyhow, it's an argument that is about 100 years out of date.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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
None of those are communism lol
That's because that's what communism turns into...you tankies are a delusional bunch.
Ah throwing buzzwords around you don't know the meaning off? Weak.
Also, none of those ever were communism, so they can't be "WhAt ComMuNisM TuRns InTo"
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.
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.
I take back my words. I didn't knew true communism has never been tried
That comparison doesn't even work
Why? Both are dogmas that NEVER produce the intended result they claim
But they don't work as a comparison. It's apples to oranges
Fanatics often hate those that are only slightly different from themselves the most. See Catholics vs protestants.
Sounds like you're pretty fanatically rooted in your belief and we're all slightly different from you 😂
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
no, fascism is nothing like communism outside of being authoritarian, but fascism is capitalistic for sure.
We might have different ideas of "works" my friend
Communism works, just look at North Korea.
It's hilarious how these tankies are agreeing with your comment not knowing it's sarcasm lol
And there are no outside forces that have influenced North Korea either.
Of course it works, for the 1%
Capitalism literally turns to fascism to stay relevant as it makes life really bad for most people. This is such a laughably bad take.
Capitalism slowly degrades into fascism, agreed. Communism is fascist from the very beginning
Define communism, socialism, capitalism, and fascism please? I didn’t think you know what these words mean
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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.
I can't disagree with that. I think the sort of utopia that communism suggests is a natural progression back to our roots as a species, and will happen, but only after we've pushed for it AND survived through an inevitable apocalypse, because we done royally fucked up tbh. For right now? Well I'm just a blue collar American with no degree. I don't know. I think socialist structure needs to be implemented for sure though, just to stop the people whove captured the wealth from royally screwing all of us over. I am not educated, or indoctrinated enough to actually debate you beyond that. In fact, I kind of just avoid people, so I'm probably not the best leftist to debate you at all.
We might have different ideas of "works" my friend
citation needed