Communism

[missrizzla]

Whats your thoughts on this form of politics?

missrizzla Reviewed by missrizzla on 08-21-2006. Communism Whats your thoughts on this form of politics?:) Rating: 5

[FeastonThisSHITT]

It will never work due to human competative nature, but a perfect society would use this in it's pure form to abolish poverty lines and make all people equal.

[Smokin EnDo]

I think TRUE communism could never work because of natural human greed. It is an excellent idea but racism, greed, sexism, and power would have to bow down to it. It's truly sad that people have made a slip of paper sometimes more importent than the well-being of another human.

[Bong30]

socialism doest work

Most of you are not even smart enough to talk about it....ie you dont have enough information on it to make a decision about it... right now you are running on Emotion Only........


^^^^^ especialy looking up there^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[Oneironaut]

I think TRUE communism could never work because of natural human greed.

That's like saying capitalism could never work because it's human nature to cooperate and share things with others. Just because people can be greedy doesn't mean we have to base our whole economy on rewarding the greediest people in society with tons of power and property, so they can constitute an elite that runs all our industries. That's just insane.

Communism, simply put, is a classless society, where the means of production are owned and managed directly by the people, under the principle of "from each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs". If resources are allocated properly, and people's needs and desires are fulfilled, why would people demand more than what they need to fulfill their basic needs and desires? If food is freely provided to you as long as you contribute to society according to your abilities, you're not going to hoard tons and tons of food; you'll only take enough of the food you like to get by.

A communist society would eliminate a lot of the unnecessary labor under capitalism, freeing up a lot of work power to doing actual productive work. Once private property is eliminated and bottom-up democracy replaces top-down fascism in the workplace, there will be no need for accountants, managers, CEOs, lawyers, marketers, salesmen or anything of the sort. Without a constant drive for more and more profits, we can concentrate on actually providing what is needed in society instead of trying to create as many artificial desires as possible.

Communism also implies the absence of a state. Yes, that's right, a stateless society. Communism is not absolute state control over the economy, although some communists do support state control over the economy as a transition period on the road to communism (I don't subscribe to this view however, since all past attempts at this kind of transition have failed miserably). Communism is the ultimate expression of democracy; people arranged in free associations exert direct control over social affairs in an egalitarian manner, without presidents, politicians, parliaments, police or other pesky parasites on society. If people are capable of running society for themselves, as the principle of democracy clearly implies, then there is no need for government or any type of rulers to tell us what to do. The few rotten apples who pose a threat to society can be dealt with in a democratic, egalitarian manner, by decentralized citizens' militias if need be.

[halo]

The only thing i hate about communism is that its too equal. I wouldnt like it because i would hate to be a doctor for example but get paid the same as a busboy(which i am right now).

[dopesmoker]

socialism doest work

Most of you are not even smart enough to talk about it....ie you dont have enough information on it to make a decision about it... right now you are running on Emotion Only........


^^^^^ especialy looking up there^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

socialism and communism are different. A socialist country is not quite communist, but on its way to becoming communist.

As for communism i'm a whole hearted supporter. I DO NOT support the Soviet Union's form of communism, just to clear that up.

[CultureCherryPopper]

Perfect on paper, ideal and noble...

...but...

...power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. May not be a factual quote, but it applies none the less.

[Hamlet]

Right...reads great on paper; works great for bees, but humans have a lot of evolving to do before we could ever manage it correctly. Borrowing some elements of it and diluting them down would be worth doing though. Socialized medicine for one.........

[Transition Force]

Eeek heavens no!

I believe in private property and the freedom to conduct my buisness as I see fit so long as I do not coerce others or cause damage to their things (without their permission)

Go libertarianism!