• Flying SquidM
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    63 days ago

    That is in no way the same. Have you even read Capital or the Communist Manifesto?

    Getting pissed off at me that private ownership and profit are not things that belong in communism is silly. Based on that argument, the U.S. isn’t a socialist country, it’s a communist one.

    • @[email protected]
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      33 days ago

      I’m a different person. I’m not pissed, I’m just making casual conversation.

      Communism and capitalism as they were described in the literature both died in 93 and 08 respectively.

      Just like the current capitalist system in the US cannot function without massive subsidies and bailouts, I’d imagine the current communist systems require private enterprises to keep parts of their system functioning.

      • Flying SquidM
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        42 days ago

        Then I guess it isn’t right to call Cuba communist, as much as that pisses some people off.

        If communism requires private enterprise, it isn’t communism. The word ‘communism’ comes from ‘communal’ That is not communal. Find another word.

        • @[email protected]
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          22 days ago

          I agree, and honestly a rebranding would go a long way to improving its appeal to the average person