Filthmontane

Filthmontane , 2 months ago to Memes in Know the difference.

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 , 2 months ago to Memes in Know the difference.

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 , 2 months ago to Memes in Know the difference.

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

Filthmontane , 3 months ago to Mildly Infuriating in This is $87 worth of shopping. Please feel free to use the space below to critique my purchases

Probably living in the US

Filthmontane , 4 months ago to Memes in The Extra Mile

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

Filthmontane , 4 months ago to New Communities in A Star Trek community where you're free to share opinions

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

Filthmontane , 4 months ago to New Communities in A Star Trek community where you're free to share opinions

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 , 4 months ago to New Communities in A Star Trek community where you're free to share opinions

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 , 4 months ago to New Communities in A Star Trek community where you're free to share opinions

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 , 4 months ago to Technology in US concerned NASA will be overtaken by China's space program

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

Filthmontane , 4 months ago to New Communities in A Star Trek community where you're free to share opinions

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

Filthmontane , 4 months ago to Technology in US concerned NASA will be overtaken by China's space program

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

Filthmontane , 5 months ago to Memes in Gold for house

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 , 5 months ago to Memes in Janitors provide a valuable service

That's solidarity right there

Filthmontane , 5 months ago to Memes in Janitors provide a valuable service

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