Alas Poor Erinaceus@lemmy.ml to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agoIs the Republican Party a Chinese Communist Conspiracy?prospect.orgexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down17file-text
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minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·2 days agoThat’s not “pseudo-communism,” though, that’s just capitalism for the bourgeoisie.
minus-squareYawweee877h444@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·edit-22 days agoWord play on the “they get free stuff in communism” schtick.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 days agoKinda? Communism is about satisfying the needs of everyone through sound economic planning and collectivized production, what you are describing is someone getting vast riches for free just because they own stuff. I’m being nitpicky, I’m aware.
That’s not “pseudo-communism,” though, that’s just capitalism for the bourgeoisie.
Word play on the “they get free stuff in communism” schtick.
Kinda? Communism is about satisfying the needs of everyone through sound economic planning and collectivized production, what you are describing is someone getting vast riches for free just because they own stuff. I’m being nitpicky, I’m aware.