Quote Originally Posted by Fengzi
This is where communism is self defeating. "Decisions on how workplaces and societies should be run are made democratically by their members." So, if a decision is to be made it is put to a vote. It is unlikely that all will agree everytime. What about those who have a dissenting opinion? Do they have to go along with what the majority has agreed to? If so, isn't that having someone else's ideas enforced on them? If not, what was the point of the decision in the first place?
So, you're against democracy? Sure, democracy's not perfect, but it's the best damn form of social organization available. Society should be controlled by the people, and its policies chosen by those who are affected by them. Having one person or a small bureaucracy in charge of decisions, historically, has led to some pretty grim consequences, and I would like to see it avoided as much as possible, which means advocating democracy in all avenues of human affairs, so that we may be in charge of our own destiny. Just because people don't always reach 100% unanimously supported decisions doesn't mean that democracy can't work, or that a small elite should be authorized to enforce their decisions on everybody else.

Why is it that so many people who praise the principles of democracy in some areas of life are completely apathetic to the fact that virtually all workplaces are organized in a rigid, top-down, totalitarian hierarchy with no democratic input from the workers whatsoever in how their own workplace should be run?
If you're really interested in seeing communism at work I suggest you study Chinese history from 1949 to the early '80's. Once you get beyond Mao and his atrocities you will see an intersting perpective on communism at work. And I'm not talking about the political side of communism. I mean the actual attempt to make a go of something resembling true communism.
Through authoritarian institutions like the state...I'm not that kind of communist, and I do not see how a failed attempt at Maoism is proof that all currents of communism are incapable of success. Take some time to actually study the different strands of socialism sometime, the different conflicting theories involved and how their different views on class struggle and revolution could shape the practical outcomes of their ideas.
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