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Filthmontane

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Filthmontane ,

Weird, I was under the impression that the purges happened after Lenin died. Can ghosts lead a purge?

Filthmontane ,

That's not true at all. The Mensheviks wanted to cooperate with the bourgeoisie and were therefore a bad representation of socialism. Lenin formed the Bolsheviks because the Mensheviks were being stupid. The country was also fractured after the revolution and many groups of counter-revolutionary groups were trying to overthrow the barely formed government. Meanwhile famines were ravaging the country. Understanding the historical context of Russia in 1917 and the economic struggles the people were dealing with is very important to understanding why things happened the way they did. Looking at the aftermath of a revolution where everyone is vying for power and killing each other doesn't automatically make the winner of that power grab the bad guys.

Filthmontane ,

It was many factions. I'm just saying all of them were trying to have third revolutions while the people starved to death. At some point, revolutions end with a unifying government that isn't trying to murder each other. Lenin was not the villain you're painting him to be.

Filthmontane ,

Probably living in the US

Filthmontane ,

Profit sharing fixes all of this because it provides incentives for everyone to go the extra mile so they can make more money.

Filthmontane ,

Gene Roddenberry was a Communist and I miss the Communist ideals represented in his writing.

Filthmontane ,

Who told you Communism is when everything is owned by the state? Communism is when society becomes so technologically advanced and so abundant in resources that the state withers away and currency is no longer needed. So, you know, Star Trek. Also, his wife said he was a Communist

Filthmontane ,

It's okay to believe in communism and still engage in capitalism because you're living in a capitalist society. Obviously there's only so much I can gleam without having known the guy myself. But, that being said, I'm a Communist and as a Communist, I know what Communist dog whistling sounds like and I know that, at the very least, season 1 on TNG is chock full of Communist dog whistling

Filthmontane ,

Post scarcity socialism sure as shit sounds like Communism to me. In fact, one of the most important things when evolving from socialism to Communism is eliminating scarcity

Filthmontane ,

You should learn what communism actually is. It'll probably help with your arguments in the future. Read a book.

Filthmontane ,

Looking at their space station, I think China already has overtaken NASA.

Filthmontane ,

Authoritarianism is not equal to capabilities. In fact, the Soviet space program was significantly more capable for a very long time

Filthmontane ,

The bar in the picture says it's a kilo which is $65, 344. While I could agree with OP that 10 kilos would give you an average house in higher priced areas like new York or LA, it would definitely buy you several nice houses in 1920.

Filthmontane ,

I'll be far too full after eating the rich to also eat the janitor.

Filthmontane ,

That's solidarity right there

Filthmontane ,

Well according to the previous math, they retained 10% of their revenue and 75% of their profits. I know, math is hard.

Filthmontane ,

Companies get by making keyboards and power supplies all the time.

Filthmontane ,

Tesla apologist

Filthmontane ,

Anyone who supports a corporation is just a big dumb dummy.

Filthmontane ,

He literally came up with the hyperloop because he was afraid of a high speed rail hurting Tesla sales.

Filthmontane ,

Yeah, the whole point is having a legally binding contract that sets wages, hours, and working conditions. Also the "going through your union instead of your manager" is super dumb. It's like saying, "why talk to your lawyer when you can just confess to the police?"

Filthmontane ,

Capitalism is not "when you have markets." I totally agree that it's important to have well regulated markets. But capitalism perverts democracy with bribery and lobbying. Democratic Socialism is when you have a democratic government and a democratic economy.

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