Utopia

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this is a misconception that all communists are for "power of the state" - in fact...that's ultimately contradictory and hurtful to communism

marx, engels, luxembourg (etc.) wrote about this - this is also common sense - the reason being is that obviously, when you give power to the state, the state becomes the new "bourgeoisie"

maybe you know this, but marx wrote about two stages of communism (he was a pragmatist) - the first stage being a transitional stage

i.e. having a centralized state that would put into effect communist ideals - once that happened, the second stage comes in

during this stage the state dissolves - the ultimate vision of communism is actually not very different from the ideals of the united states - both are libertarian

the primary difference is that communism gets rid of money "private property" - it is much more humane, and money really is the epitome of things outside of the soul

i.e. idolatry, estranged labor etc... - but true democracy and true communism are by the people, for the people - freedom for all, and contrary to popular belief...personal liberty

even more so in communism because in communism there is also personal development, which is not stunted by estranged labor - see even if people want to be greedy for whatever reason in true communism (i don't know why, but whatever floats your boat), it's ok - because money is gone - everything is different

people are operating communally, people thrive on emotions - on each other...the new way of life is brotherly/sisterly love - it's a more advanced way of being because people need to work hard without childish incentives to make it happen - in capitalism we substitute our libidinal desires into the free market with highly competitive, yet civilized activity

thus "civilization and its discontents" - in communism...one must work even harder and delay gratification with a common goal of goodness and love

we have never seen real communism - we have only seen the "transitional stage," - lenin knew this; hence, his famous quote "sometimes - history needs a push."

well, one could argue he pushed communism a little too soon on the world, but had not stalin come into power...maybe it would have panned out better

stalin ran the show like a capitalist...actually more like a king, the man was mad - but anyways, we've only seen the transitional stage - which is why communism has failed thus far

the transitional stage kills the vision and can only be temporary - but as we become more intelligent as a society, communism is the next step in history

although to make it work it probably will have to be a world-wide thing...but it would be a miracle because it does bring out the best in everyone - it has so much stigma

but we all know the stigma is bullshit - it makes me sad to see all the angry stigma because i really like to see people thinking for themselves...rather than "seeing red" (good pun)

common sense is common - the etymology of the word itself "common" is from the latin word "communis" - enough said right?


(Little Friends - the hippo likes to say "dot dot dot")

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[alexlemke]

@DanKreiger Well actually you are half right. Communist does partly stem from the Latin word communis. But communis means "shared". Commune also comes from the word communis.

[alexlemke]

@DanKreiger It was the english who started speaking differently after the 1760's. Before that english was completely rhotic, meaning you pronounce the R's. The the British upper class started speaking differently because they thought it was "fancy". Needless to say, that caught on in Britain and British influenced regions (take the New york accent for example). As for different pronunciations and spellings, it is similar to how Spain spanish is different from Mexico spanish.

[DanKreiger]

@alexlemke are you sure? check out the second section "historical background" - the first sentence... it won't let me post links in the comment box but i made funny spaces so it will post

w w w . britannica . c o m/EBchecked/topic/129104/commu­nism

- sorry i don't like to argue

[DanKreiger]

@alexlemke i'm american, so i know bastardized english - yea, ich komme aus new york city...i'm learning german. i studied all this socialist nonsense at nyu, and i guess in high school, and on my own...yeah man i don't know. accents are hot. i would like to get with some girls in other countries. american girls don't like me, but i dont think foreign girls like me either. i'm not gay, so this is a fucked situation. oh well, yeah i know though in america we speak english incorrectly

[alexlemke]

@DanKreiger Oh and by the way, communist comes from the word commune, not common. Look up the word commune and see for yourself.

[alexlemke]

@DanKreiger I would master english first my friend.

[DanKreiger]

@alexlemke sorry i always misspell "gandhi" - ich lerne jetzt deutsch und gleichzeitig geht mein englisch immer schlimmer... also vermute ich, dass in der zukunft beide mein deutsch und mein englisch ganz beschissen sein werden...dann werde ich total behindert. geil oder?

[DanKreiger]

@alexlemke that's not a socialist paradise - that's hell - any real socialist will that you that - that's blasphemy from the get-go...every attempt at socialism has taken some form of totalitarianism because people couldn't handle the basic philosophy. try ghandi & jesus christ. now, my other videos have nothing to do with socialism - they are simply factual psychosocialeconomic examinations using quotes verbatim and they contain no political bias - they are boring, like lectures.

[alexlemke]

@DanKreiger No they don't listen to your videos because only the feeble minded don't understand the deep problems that come along with a "utopia". Which is why a utopia has never existed, although it has been attempted hundreds of times, causing hundreds of millions of lives lost. Do you even understand the first step of forming a "socialist paradise"? It is killing off all political dissidents and intellectuals. Just research the "Khmer Rouge" for a good example of what always happens.

[luvcheney1]

@DanKreiger Actually, inflating the money supply is a very old political game. In ancient Rome, silver coins were diluted with more base metals, little by little. This allowed the Govt to tax 9 coins, and spend 10. Of course, this led to inflation. By the time of Emperor Diocletian, he tried to stop inflation with prie controls, and so shortgaes and economic collapse resulted. Inflation in 3rd century AD estimated at 15,000%. I really dont think we have to "wait and see" at all.