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[–] [S] 14 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Communism in Theory

  • Everyone on equal footing
  • Everyone's basic human rights are met (Healthcare, Housing, Safety & Security)

Communism in practice

  • Authoritarianism
  • Homo/Trans-Phobia
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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (11 children)

    We've yet to have true communism anywhere in my opinion. The road to communism opens up too many pathways to corruption and tyranny that so far have always been taken advantage of.

    I think communism as a concept would be great but I just don't think true communism is possible, at least not long term anyway.

    Maybe somewhere in more ancient times we had something close to it, but I'm currently unaware.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

    True communism only works on a small scale. As soon as there are enough people that everyone doesn't know everyone else, it collapses.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Funny, because when surveyed, most older folks in ex-soviet states say that life was actually better under the socialists than it is now. Like, it still wasn't perfect, but most people felt more secure, had more access to housing, jobs, and necessities, and felt like the people around them were actually working together for the common good to build something equitable.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I imagine the tyranny was less felt in rural areas where a true sense of community still existed. And id correlate longer living wonders with living in those rural areas too. Wonder if that could be a reason?

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