Alas Poor Erinaceus@lemmy.ml to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agoIs the Republican Party a Chinese Communist Conspiracy?prospect.orgexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1105arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up198arrow-down1external-linkIs the Republican Party a Chinese Communist Conspiracy?prospect.orgAlas Poor Erinaceus@lemmy.ml to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·1 day agoThat’s not “pseudo-communism,” though, that’s just capitalism for the bourgeoisie.
minus-squareYawweee877h444@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·edit-21 day agoWord play on the “they get free stuff in communism” schtick.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 day 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.