• @[email protected]
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    59 days ago

    Yeah but that’s communism, so no way it would’ve ever happened. The average American voter thinks they can become billionaires some day.

    • Skvlp
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      89 days ago

      Does the word communism even have meaning any more, or is it just something to yell when confused people get confused?

        • Skvlp
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          39 days ago

          I know, I caught the silent /s at the end of your post :) You are referring to people who don’t use it sarcastically - does the word communism have meaning left when they use it?

          • comfy
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            28 days ago

            Honestly, it might just be creeping closer to “social”. As in, concerning a society. Things like bike lanes and healthcare.

          • @[email protected]
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            29 days ago

            It means when the government helps people that aren’t me or people I like, or fails to hurt the people I don’t like.

    • haui
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      59 days ago

      “Communism” like we ever had real communism.

      • comfy
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        38 days ago

        Communism is a word with different legitimate meanings and it sound like this comment is conflating two of them.

        • The communist movement, guided by the various theories within Marxist schools of thought. [as you can see, there’s a huge range of ideologies in this school of thought, and a few different ones have become ruling governments, and any claiming to be the one true ‘real communism’ are being arrogant and ignorant]

        • Communist society, a society with a socialist mode of production replacing the capitalist mode of production, which those theories are trying to achieve. This has not been accomplished by a post-industrial society.

      • Rikudou_Sage
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        19 days ago

        Because it’s a dream that would suffer the same fate that capitalism does.

        • haui
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          39 days ago

          I’m so glad we have you here to finally tell us how everything works. Thank god.

          • Rikudou_Sage
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            29 days ago

            Do you feel like this has been a meaningful addition to anything? Are you capable of discussing without attacking your opponents?

            • haui
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              28 days ago
              1. Thats an excellent question. Do you apply it sometime? 2. Do you think youre somehow entitled to spew nonsense and not be called out for it?
              • Rikudou_Sage
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                28 days ago

                I’m stating an opinion, you’re the one screeching nonsense.

                • haui
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                  28 days ago

                  Thanks for dropping the facade. Now go back to your hole.