When capitalism has ruined most of the life we’ve lived thus far, one takes to a different understanding of history and intent when rereading it while under the yoke of massive social problems.
Capitalism is totally broken and is now hurting most of the world much more than it does any good at this point. And it probably needs to go and be replaced by something better. But that something better isn’t the communist regimes of yesteryear (and today, in the case of the DPKR). That’s fucking crazy. And those who think it’s not fucking crazy need to read Solzhenitsyn.
The solution to the capitalist problem lies elsewhere. I freely admit I don’t know what the solution is, but it sure isn’t the fantasy rosy view of comrade Stalin and Dear Leader Kim peddled by the crazies on Lemmygrad and Hexbear.
Don’t let extreme capitalist craziness push you into the arms of extreme communist craziness.
I’m aware that Stalin’s, Mao’s or Kim’s regimes aren’t what Marx had in mind, and communism has nobler ends. But here’s the thing: each time pure, fair and kind communism was tried on any society, it descended into dictatorship very quickly and without fail.
So it doesn’t matter how noble the idea of communism is: it’s simply incompatible with humanity, because human beings can’t resist greed, the urge to grab power and hurt others. Therefore, let’s not try it again becasue we all know how it’s going to work out.
Communists get intervened by capitalists and fascists.
Dictatorships on the other hand don’t descend, it’s always their main purpose, and the use of leftist ideas is just empty marketing to gather support from the population
When capitalism has ruined most of the life we’ve lived thus far, one takes to a different understanding of history and intent when rereading it while under the yoke of massive social problems.
Capitalism is totally broken and is now hurting most of the world much more than it does any good at this point. And it probably needs to go and be replaced by something better. But that something better isn’t the communist regimes of yesteryear (and today, in the case of the DPKR). That’s fucking crazy. And those who think it’s not fucking crazy need to read Solzhenitsyn.
The solution to the capitalist problem lies elsewhere. I freely admit I don’t know what the solution is, but it sure isn’t the fantasy rosy view of comrade Stalin and Dear Leader Kim peddled by the crazies on Lemmygrad and Hexbear.
Don’t let extreme capitalist craziness push you into the arms of extreme communist craziness.
Tbh it’s also false to connect those regimes to communism
I’m aware that Stalin’s, Mao’s or Kim’s regimes aren’t what Marx had in mind, and communism has nobler ends. But here’s the thing: each time pure, fair and kind communism was tried on any society, it descended into dictatorship very quickly and without fail.
So it doesn’t matter how noble the idea of communism is: it’s simply incompatible with humanity, because human beings can’t resist greed, the urge to grab power and hurt others. Therefore, let’s not try it again becasue we all know how it’s going to work out.
Communists get intervened by capitalists and fascists.
Dictatorships on the other hand don’t descend, it’s always their main purpose, and the use of leftist ideas is just empty marketing to gather support from the population
so do you just blame capitalism for stalin and mao and kim?