• samus12345@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Large-scale, actual communism with no authoritarianism? Not that I’m aware of. It’s hard to implement true communism effectively on a large scale because most people have to care enough about others to willingly contribute for it to work.

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      3 months ago

      What do you count as “Authoritatianism?”

      Why do you think Communism requires people to care about others to function, and why would they not work otherwise?

      I think you have some serious misunderstandings about what Communism entails.

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        3 months ago

        Authoritarianism is the opposite of libertarianism, roughly speaking. It’s a sliding scale, but those would be the two opposites in play.

        For example, a more authoritarian approach to road safety would be: “Manufacturers are not allowed to make cars that go over 50 mph”

        A more libertarian approach to road safety would be: “We’re publishing the average fatality rate of this road. You can choose to engage with it as you deem appropriate”

        Our actual approach with licenses and speed limits and some regulations on car safety and soft but escalating consequences for breaking the road rules is somewhere in between.

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      3 months ago

      Also they have to not want to trade. If someone starts trading, then the communism is over.

      Turns out when people are free to make economic arrangements as they please, capitalism happens.

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      3 months ago

      Which is why it’s a utopian movement. They do their best to enslave your thoughts and control your actions, and when that fails (and it always does) they slaughter anyone and everyone that won’t play along.

      No person is perfect, so when you demand perfection, you’re going to have to get rid of anyone but those who are perfect at playing perfect.