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I disagree with you.
You're wrong.
Its like when someone uses human greed as a reason Communism wont work.
Funny how that someone is often the same who assumes humanity is flawless when libertarianism! Could it be that those people are just greedy and selfish hypocrites? Nah!
I'm not sure where you got this idea from. I'm not particularly informed on the subject, but when I look up the dictionary definition of communism, I get this:
Emphasis mine. If people with more ability are paid more, then they shouldn't be flocking out of the country, right?
My understanding, however limited, is that "property" means something different in this context. Essentially, it means things like real estate and businesses, things that make money. You can own food, clothes, a TV, watches, a car, whatever you want, as long as it doesn't make money.
If you wanted to start a business, you probably could, and you wouldn't need to pay for it. The State would own the business, and you would be paid to run that business. This absolves you of all the risk associated with it, and you get paid more than a grocery store shelf stocker because you're doing a harder job, and thus demonstrating greater ability.
How, exactly?
What do you mean by "do something about it"?
...From you using it. That's not private property. That's a tool. It only becomes private property if you plan to rent it out or employ others to work it for you.
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Leave what? You didn't even describe a system, there. Those were vague buzzwords.
But that degrades a person to a child. A child can own a trinket or two, but for anything of real value, there's mommy and daddy.
Which fits perfectly well with my hypothesis, that the majority of people actually don't want a government. They want a babysitter to watch over them.
I hear Dubai is looking for day laborers! Im sure the lack of regulations make it a great place for workers!
And yet, people are still coming there voluntarily. But that word is missing from the communist dictionary.
The will of a worker is nothing under the communism. It's always about some abstract mythical collective.
Yeah because they are promised gainful employment to escape tge Material Conditions capitalism created for them. Then they get to Dubai have thete passports taken by their employer and are effectively slaves. You really dont know jack shit about Communism do you? 🙃
"Communism won't work because I only work for selfish gain so everyone else must be the same as me. Anyone who says they'd work for non-selfish reasons must be lying because I'm selfish and everyone else must be just like me. And if they set up a society where selfishness wasn't the main motivator, I'd be out of there to go where I could still be selfish. Therefore communism is bullshit."
Communist societies have had their problems but this has never been a good argument.
Of course you can. Why would you assume otherwise?
Oh, I see now...
By "own something", you mean private property, don't you? The freedom to extract rent is important to you, I'm guessing?
And by "start a business", what you mean is "exploit people for profit", am I right?
So, exactly what I said. Noted. You want the "freedom" to survive off someone else's work, while not having to work yourself.
Freedom to me is being able to own your own home, and not having the wealth you created stolen by some absent owner.
First off, that wealth being stolen comment is about capitalist extracting surplus value from workers.
Also, the state is forcing me to rent, or otherwise live on the street. I am unable to mortgage due to bad credit. Renting is the only option.
I believe you may be misinterpereting "from each according to his ability to each according to his need". It's not about giving those with more ability more than those with less ability but instead to redistribute the fruits of labour, generated by those according to their ability, to those according to their need.
It's ok comrade. Uninformed peoole often says so, but the braindrain in communism has been accouted for. A bit of a barbed wire, some dogs, a few guys with daddy issues and a gun will stop any brains crossing the border. /s
They're pretty much similarly utopian but the neat thing is we can work towards both at the same time.
Would you mind outlining why you say that?