CableCoShow t1_jdni8x2 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 6:50 PM

Reply to comment by Zacajoowea in Succession Is About Hierarchies of Abuse by verissimoallan

Yeah, when they shifted to a mostly capitalist economy.

You're insane if you think pure communism would work beyond the size of a hippie commune. USSR already proved that communism isn't compatible with human psychology. If you don't get rewarded relative to your efforts and talents, people just stop working. The reason a hippie commune works is because it's a limited space and they can kick out the people who stop working. You can't do that if the whole country is under that system, which is why the USSR collapsed.

Capitalism unlocks human potential based on human psychology and democracy tempers the abuses of the other side of human psychology (greed, power hunger, etc.).

Move to a hippie commune if you want communism. I doubt you ever would because you probably already hate the lifestyle.

Zacajoowea t1_jdnkjr1 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 7:06 PM

I didn’t say I want communism, neither did the original post you responded to. You brought it up to defend capitalism for some reason, I’m just pointing out that you have no clue what you’re talking about and are just regurgitating talking points you’ve heard before.

CableCoShow t1_jdnlfrw wrote on March 25, 2023 at 7:12 PM

No, it's called critical thinking. Every attempt at communism has resulted in deaths and restrictions beyond anything experienced under capitalism. There is nothing wrong with capitalism. There is a problem with some aspects of human nature and the checks and balances in the US are not functioning properly at the moment. Acting like there won't be abuses in other forms of economics is stupid.

Zacajoowea t1_jdnowt7 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 7:37 PM

Okay, I get it, you love the only system you understand.

CableCoShow t1_jdnrw8h wrote on March 25, 2023 at 7:59 PM

Okay, I get it, you have no critical thinking skills.

Zacajoowea t1_jdnv9nh wrote on March 25, 2023 at 8:24 PM

Cool. Critical thinking to you means coming to the same conclusions you have. Sounds very convenient.

seanparis t1_jdnxbz2 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 8:39 PM

Well to be fair the USSR was communist and did exhibit many features of communism. They just weren't very successful. For example it was communist under Lenin when he implemented war communism from 1918-1921 and his NEP while containing some slight market compromises was socialist. Furthermore, collectivisation under Stalin was a policy stubbornly rooted in communist ideology despite leading to the deaths of millions of Ukrainians.