Quote from: paxmao on Today at 02:29:00 PM

Quote from: TwitchySeal on October 14, 2024, 12:25:39 AM

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Ok, so Karl Marx is not a valid source for defining the concept of communism. My mistake. I assume Engels is also out.

So when was your definition of communism born? And who is behind it?

Joseph McCarthy? That would make a lot of sense considering the connection to Trump. But does calling all your enemies communist really redefine communism itself? Embracing ignorance like that makes me uncomfortable - especially on something that was started by Nazi sympathizers. So I hope it's not McCarthy.

Yep, most people in the US think of Communism as a swear word. They have not really reflected on what it means, what could have positive, what are the reasons why it appeared and made perfect sense at a point in time, and now - in my view - how is it utterly unrealisable in modern times, as it ignores some of the most basic human aspirations and motivations.

The mindset is simplistic: communism means the state takes from me to give others. They do not need to know anything else.

When a regime in office sends American money to Ukraine, harming the American people thereby, who cares what it's called?

I just looked up what the scheduled Social Security inflationary increase is for retired people in the US for 2025. It's going to be 2.5%... way less then the actual inflationary increase. $Billions to fight wars around the world. $Billions essentially stolen from the American people.

Cool