You say Im propagandized :33 Both require Government+Corporate collusion. Oh, excuse me, in the new-speak, Community+MeansofProduction.
Show me a stateless Communism. However, we really should condense replies so we dont get out of whack.
Im with you 100% that the existence of a State implies force. I consider myself a Libertarian, as I believe that you can have a good State. But a good State will invariably be a small state. A small state will obviously have less time/resources to do bad stuff. As outlined in the US constitution there are only 3 duties for the federal govt. Yet we find ouselves in a position where half the nation is terrified about what geriatric sits behind what desk. This a symptom of too much top-down unilateral power.
Its also true that I can starve if I do not earn my way. However, employment is voluntary. And I will not be exiled if I want to take time off. Yet its not quite the famines seen by the Ukranians or Mao's China. Hell, even Deng (Mao's successor) used Capitalism to turn China into a powerhouse.
It was always obvious, lol. Just trying to get you out the closet, sheesh. Lemmy is hilariously more Commie than Reddit, somehow. You're pretending to be a radical enlightened centrist, who dont really actually exist. Stop it :p
I dont think you've made points, tbh. You showed me a .png, deflected moral questions, and deferred to current state power whenever possible. But we're getting a lil candor now ;]
If right wing means 'ultra capitalistic', and capitalists dont like paying taxes, would it not be fair to assume that right-systems favor low taxes... Can you fund an excessive, wasteful, state on low taxes? Can you fund sweeping tyranny? This is just syllogistic reasoning. Its not some slippery academic nonsense. Im not appealed by authority.
You can say a Commie totally-not-a-state doesnt use money, man. But it will still exist in a world that does. Scarcity will always exist. And thus markets/economies will always exist. Even if they're black (aka the real free market, lol).
Same questions as to the other commenter:
If my [labor] is the peoples' labor, what recorsue do the people have if I want to horde? Force. What if Im a [widget] maker and the people want [widget]... What happens if Im done from making [widget] and the people still need [widget]? The dynamic of owing the State community for your forced labor is pretty... Statist sounding to me.
We can talk about theory until we all feel gooey, but it just doesnt seem to go that way. I know, I know. The meme, it's never been tried, lol.
People doing bad things IS a facet to freedom. People do bad stuff. Do you think selfish animal nature can be regulated away with enough tax? Maybe, but gosh you'll need a big community State.
No, we just won't get anywhere until we get past the foundations.
Nah, Im good. I dont talk to people who show zero candor. Ive said a lot, and if you cant follow then-- tsk!
Answer at least the police use of force issue and if its good Ill probably reply. "Is it good that the State has a monopoly on force?"
I accidentally deleted my own comment :,]
Communism and fascism look almost indistinguishable when compared to minarchism. The ONLY way for that to be true is to ascribe to 'horseshoe theory.' I don't. I think the game theory IS the Occam's Razor: A small govt can only inflict small tyranny, and reciprocally.
Benito said that "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism, since it is the merger of state and corporate power." I believe this describes our so-called Neo-Libralism strikingly well... The US government is a rouge agent. They spy on us, they fight unconstitutional wars, they allow monopoly, they engage in obvious nepotism. The corruption is so deep its almost impossible to even begin. And its all funded by average joes tryna live a little life for themselves.
If I make [labor], how does it become the peoples' [labor]? It gets redistributed. If you dont earn fiat but get to keep your [widget] and government redistributes your [widget] then you have ostensibly been taxed at n%. Where you are one person and the people are many, therefore n% is presumably quite high.
Well... Thats lame :] But does that make it good? Do you really trust law enforcement thaaat much? ACAB? You're not a bootlicker, are you?!
/s But you see what Im doing.
You didnt answer any of my questions. Interesting. You must really love and respect our acting governments ;] I know you don't.
Communism is the opposite of fascism?! This only makes sense if you believe in horse-shoe theory. And, I don't. The game theory IS the Occams Razor. A small govt commits small violence, and reciprocally.
Benito said that 'Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power.' Sounds a lot like today's so-called neo-liberalism. Corrupt all the way down.
If each person owns their [labor], how does it become the peoples' [labor]? It gets redistributed. If you only own [widget] (not money) and government takes your [widgets] it is ostensibly a 100% tax. Just not of fiat, but [labor].
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