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People Who Say "Communism Is Bad" Without Actually Knowing What It Is
Everyone has a right to their own beliefs and views on how the world should be run. I happen to think communism is the way forward.
But all the Gosh darn time I'll get people citing China and Stalin's Russia as times in which Communism failed. Even though NEITHER of those countries are Communist!
You ask a Commie and they'll tell you they hate China and Mao as much as the next guy!
Look, if you're going to hate something, at least learn what it actually is! That's all I ask.
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The flaw in communism and socialism isn't that they don't work. It's that the period of destabilisation immediately after the political shift leaves the country vulnerable to their neighbours, who usually then proceed to kick their ass.
^^ The main issues with capitalism are class division and the waste of resources in a competitive system. Since objects (such as household appliances and technology) are mostly produced to satisfy a theoretical demand, a lot of core resources are left on the shelves or in storehouses rather than being used for constructive purposes. One of the goals of socialism is to adapt industry for the needs of human consumption rather than corporate needs. This would reduce the industrial power turned towards, say, making TV sets and increase the industrial power dedicated to feeding, clothing and housing populations.
Capitalism is inherently competitive, and that means it doesn't encourage cooperation. This is a pretty big issue in a world where we're causing the death of many natural resources. Industry run by the state for human needs could heavily reduce the amount of waste product and therefore resources wasted, meaning we'd be taking less from the environment and supplying ourselves just as well.
Kind of like how New Zealand basically has no defense force and would hypothetically rely on Australia for that kind of support. Although I do understand that those Scandinavian nations do have their own militaries that could be mobilised for a threat.
All the same, not needing to splurge on immediate defense concerns saves a lot of money and diverts public attention more heavily towards other factors.
Also, this is the first time I've heard someone say that the USSR wasn't Communist.
For the tyrants fear your might
Don't cling so hard to your possessions
For you have nothing, if you have no rights
Let racist ignorance be ended
For respect makes the empires fall
Freedom is merely privilege extended
Unless enjoyed by one and all
For the struggle carries on
The Internationale
Unites the world in song
So comrades come rally
For this is the time and place
The international ideal
Unites the human race
Let no one build walls to divide us
Walls of hatred nor walls of stone
Come greet the dawn and stand beside us
We'll live together or we'll die alone
In our world poisoned by exploitation
Those who have taken, now they must give
And end the vanity of nations
We've but one Earth on which to live
For the struggle carries on
The Internationale
Unites the world in song
So comrades come rally
For this is the time and place
The international ideal
In the streets and in the fields
We stand unbowed before their armour
We defy their guns and shields
When we fight, provoked by their aggression
Let us be inspired by like and love
For though they offer us concessions
Change will not come from above
For the struggle carries on
The Internationale
Unites the world in song
So comrades come rally
For this is the time and place
The international ideal
Unites the human race