• lowleekun@ani.socialEnglish
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    6 months ago

    People are so deeply entrenched in consumerism that if you tell them that capitalism is killing our own home (a well known fact by now) they will screech at you that communism does not work.

    • JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Well, I would argue, that communism is authoritarian by nature, I would prefer socialism, but fuck it, at this point, I would prefer anything to the current shitshow In most countries.

      • riwo@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        5 months ago

        hey, it might interest you that not all communist ideology is authoritarian, despite the majority of self described communist today probably being authoritarians.

        in its core communism is very compatible with libertarian thought and even libertairian by nature, which is for example reflected in anarcho-communism.

        if you would genuinely like to learn more about this, i can recommend this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAB-sBjq8E8.