Truthfully, I do not know too much about communism. I know that it does not agree with capitalism, and that Karl Marx was apparently a really bright individual
I don't really know how to answer the poll; the topic title asks how we feel about communists, whereas the poll asks how we feel about communism, which are two entirely different questions.
At any rate, to answer the question in the thread title, those who support communism tend to be naive, well-intentioned individuals who are not sufficiently well-acquainted with the human inclination to abuse an established system to undermine its spirit for their own personal gain. The same could be said about those who support fully deregulated capitalism, too. I cannot help but admire their optimism about the human spirit were it only liberated from the shackles placed upon it, but at the same time I cannot help but feel a bit perturbed at their ability to ignore the precedent in human behavior throughout history, an ignorance which is largely necessary for the long-term maintenance of those positions.
Is it me, or have you Americans suddenly been transported back to the 1950's? All you seem to be talking about lately is communism and socialism.LordXelNaga
We haven't been transported back to the '50s; we've just had Democrats elected for the first time in ten years. :P
You can't really compare communism vs capitalism. Socialism vs Capitalism you can. Communism encompasses more than economic ideals. Anyways, communists are people too and should be treated like people. They are not anymore evil than capitalists.
[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"]You can't really compare communism vs capitalism. Socialism vs Capitalism you can. Communism encompasses more than economic ideals. Anyways, communists are people too and should be treated like people. They are not anymore evil than capitalists. No, you're wrong, Communism is not more than economic ideals. This is where a lot of people seem to confuse Communism with Leninism/Stalinism/Maoism etc.
[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"]You can't really compare communism vs capitalism. Socialism vs Capitalism you can. Communism encompasses more than economic ideals. Anyways, communists are people too and should be treated like people. They are not anymore evil than capitalists. LordXelNaga
No, you're wrong, Communism is not more than economic ideals. This is where a lot of people seem to confuse Communism with Leninism/Stalinism/Maoism etc. No, I'm not wrong. Communism is not an economic system by itself. It does involve a form of economics, known as socialism.
[QUOTE="LordXelNaga"][QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"]You can't really compare communism vs capitalism. Socialism vs Capitalism you can. Communism encompasses more than economic ideals. Anyways, communists are people too and should be treated like people. They are not anymore evil than capitalists. No, you're wrong, Communism is not more than economic ideals. This is where a lot of people seem to confuse Communism with Leninism/Stalinism/Maoism etc. Ehm yes it is. It's an economic THEORY, a social philosophy, economic IDEA and a social movement. it's much much more than economic ideals.
Communism I have to admit is a very good concept but I've yet to see an actual communist country go without government which I think Lenin stated was the last stage for a communist country. That said I'm far to attached to private ownership, I'm a dirty Capitalist :P.
I didn't tap dance all those morse code messages to the allies 'till my shoes filled with blood just to role out the welcoming carpet for the reds!
Or something like that...
Regardless, you can't equalize everyone socially or economically if they haven't earned it. In the words of Andrew Ryan: "Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?" Any system will run smoothly if people all stay within the parameters of holds said system together. But people suck and therefore abuse the system. Capitalism caters for this better than communism does. Just ask the Soviets.
Communism is the perfect type of society in theory. However, it never ever works.
Grodus5
Capitalism doesn't work either. That's why we use mixed economic practices. Exactly, I never said I like capitalism. I very much dislike capitalism. It's nigh on impossible to have an economic system that functions the way it was intended to..
Eh..i don't believe in communism...meaning..i don't believe it will ever work as intended...
Xx_Hopeless_xX
I think it could work in a smaller setting like a village where everyone knows everyone, but yea definitely not on a massive scale thanks to corruption.
Eh..i don't believe in communism...meaning..i don't believe it will ever work as intended...
Plzhelpmelearn
I think it could work in a smaller setting like a village where everyone knows everyone, but yea definitely not on a massive scale thanks to corruption. Well i don't know if it would even work in a small village...eventually some people would become corrupt..
I think communism is a nice idea, but I don't think it could prevail unless it was a global totalitarianism. But after reading Anthem, I kind of picture a bad future in that case. I also don't quite see eye to eye with capitalism. I don't believe complete communism or complete capitalism is the answer. I side somewhere in the middle with socialism.
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