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[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (76 children)

Has anyone in the communism community ever actually lived under a communist regime? I have and that shit was not good. No matter how nice communism sounds on paper it depends on humans sharing and not being selfish and power hungry, which is a fantasy. Even in a communist society, you'll have those who will get more than others and will be more "equal"

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 30 points 2 months ago

it depends on humans sharing and not being selfish and power hungry, which is a fantasy.

What about Communism depends on this, structurally? How, in any way, does Capitalism do better?

Even in a communist society, you'll have those who will get more than others and will be more "equal"

Where does Marx say that Communism is about equality?

[–] bloodfart@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 months ago (15 children)
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[–] Juice@midwest.social 19 points 2 months ago (5 children)

What were your experiences living under a communist regime?

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[–] prototype_g2@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It's funny because I'm pretty sure you haven't lived in a communist country either. So you're arguing that lack of personal experience invalidates all arguments in favour of communism, but your lack of personal experience living in a communist country somehow doesn't invalidate your arguments against communism. Yup, perfectly consistent.

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[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 months ago (4 children)

A revolution from the top was always going to be bad. I think people in this forum are hoping for a revolution from the bottom.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (6 children)

What do you mean by a "revolution from the top?"

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[–] Vivendi@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 months ago

"The younger the eastern European, the more they suffered under communism"

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago

If everything is shared while living a communist way of life, that would include political power. This makes communism a direct democracy.

Does that sound like the country you're thinking of?

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

Which communist country, and when? It's hard to imagine anyone in any former communist country who was old enough to remember communism, and lived through the 90s, could think communism was worse.

No matter how nice communism sounds on paper it depends on humans sharing and not being selfish and power hungry

Those problems are a million times worse in capitalism where each capitalist is a dictator responsible only to themselves and each politician is responsible only to their capitalist donors.

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