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[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

There are so many engrained assumptions here that would take a long time to undo, a lot of reading, and they take a long time to digest. I went through the journey, and thought like this once, until I realised there was a lot more to this than this narrative that is classically taught. I'm sorry. We should leave it here, maybe you'll find it eventually. I appreciate your consideration of the text. It's a good starting place. Ps, I was not the one who down voted.

[-] Wanderer@lemm.ee -1 points 11 months ago

Communism has been tried and failed exceptionally.

Hopefully something else comes along but I think it will just be a form of capitalism with higher taxes and UBI.

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I wouldn't call what has been tried communism as it was never a dictatorship of the proletariat, but I'm not convinced by orthodox communism either. That is also missing a whole lot of geopolitical nuance to what actually happened. Either way, what we have isn't working and it's time to find something new. Lemmy isn't a good place for theory anyway, not that any other social media is much better.

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Lemmy is a great place for theory.

[-] Wanderer@lemm.ee -1 points 11 months ago

I'm waiting for the day someone suggests I viable alternative to what we have now

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

They will be born of need, when things break down. Such is the way of these things.

[-] Wanderer@lemm.ee -1 points 11 months ago

400 years and going strong. Might have to wait a while.

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