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Waterguy

(278 posts)
Sun Jan 8, 2023, 12:47 AM Jan 2023

Communism or Capitalism - what do they mean [View all]

When it comes down to brass tax
what the hell does communism actually mean
when practiced by the state,
what if it was a democratic communistic state
has there ever been one of those

No - you got
Stalin, as well as many other

famous authentic Authoritarians
like Genghis Khan

maybe some would say people like
Mitch McConnell, (some might jest that he lies to stall progress, but they would not be necessarily joking)

Putin, Bashar al-Assad in Syria (what a major jerk)
Kim Jong-un and his whole family
and nobody,

Yes nobody.
Idi Amin
Supreme Leaders in Iran
The oppressive Saudi Kings

Fidel, etc...

Somehow that's all labeled communism

when it's really not.

It's more about oppression, not that capitalism by itself cannot be evil,
not in the slightest.

there's no clear-cut democratic communism,
nor is there a socialist or capitalist one.

Is there a clear-cut democratic capitalistic
higher power

Or is it possible that capitalistic ideology itself might be part of the reason
why too many people suffer,

how could anyone know without
critical analysis?

what does it mean to be free?

What does democracy mean?


democracy gets people talking
freely, there are more than a few aspects of capitalism
that do work well towards real progress

the individual is an asset towards any creation
of real progress

as is the team, and the freedom to choose

And it's a big world

especially if you dream

especially if you are free to
dream

It's a lot to consider Joe


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