| ▲ | Jensson 3 days ago | ||||||||||||||||
Communism gives politicians 100% control over the country instead of roughly half like they have in capitalist democracies, So people wont vote for communism because its autocratic. You never want all power to be in the hands of a single group of people, capitalist democracies separates private from public, so politicians regulating companies are not the same people who are owning those companies. Communism can never work since its an autocratic system with a single player, you need multiple actors. And yes, in some capitalist democracies company leaders are close bedfellows with politicians, we call that corruption, it isn't like that in all countries. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | 9rx 3 days ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||
> Communism gives politicians 100% control over the country Impossible. Communism has no concept of state (nor money, nor class). That's, like, its defining feature. Of course, you can't just wish for class, state, and money to go away. They are necessary features of our current world. Communism is the imagined outcome of what happens after we achieve post-scarcity. It is a work of science fiction. Star Trek is a more modern adaptation on the same idea. > Communism can never work since its an autocratic system If it were more than science fiction, it is literally the opposite, but, again, depends on post-scarcity. You are likely confusing communism with the Communist Party, who believe in an autocratic system being necessary to pave the way to achieving post-scarcity, with, on paper, a desire to get there. | |||||||||||||||||
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