• PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    True Communism is impossible to sustain in the real world. it requires someone unimpeachable at its head. It affords too much power and no accountability to those in charge. Even if it were to start out well, sooner or later corruption would seep in. Communism is impossible while human greed exists

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      Capitalism is impossible to sustain in the real world. It’s literally killing the planet which will result in the extinction of the human race.

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              I’m not really too educated on theory, but this seems disingenuous. Yes it has failed, and so has our current capitalism, ime.

              I think in USA, we have a unique situation to give it another spin, and for it to be successful.

              The only way to reign in the runaway greed train is to introduce some type of socialism, and that is a natural progression en route to “true” communism. Which, imo, is going to take a very long time, realistically.

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      There would be no one “in charge”. Communism and anarchy go hand in hand.

      human greed

      This is the lie that we have been fed all of our lives under capitalism. It’s so ingrained in us that some of us can’t even imagine a world of helping each other thrive instead of exploiting each other.

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              1 year ago

              You didn’t say true communism is impossible, you said true communism is impossible to sustain. Why are you moving the goalpost instead of just taking the L? Lol

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        I’ve recently begun to dive into my own indoctrination, and it is quite wild how effective it has been.

        I think if anything, capitalism goes against our nature. But also, tbf, it’s worth pointing out, and I only have an anecdote for you, that people do seem to behave differently in large groups compared to smaller, where the larger group tends to lend itself to our worse nature, but even that can be atributed to external forces in some regards.

        i’ve just began to dig into theory… Peeling layers of capitalist suffering complex off in the process.

        Tbh I don’t know. Communism feels like our natural state, and getting back there is going to be extremely hard with the hole we’ve dug for ourselves.

        In my recent dive into the literature, I’ve found that I’m a pretty extreme leftist… But growing up in a capitalist society ive learned to shun people, avoid at all costs, and I’ve become basically a hermit, denouncing all forms of govt as futile, especially given our current circumstances as a species.

        Sorry for the rant. I’m still eating my shell.