CableCoShow t1_jdnlfrw wrote on March 25, 2023 at 7:12 PM

Reply to comment by Zacajoowea in Succession Is About Hierarchies of Abuse by verissimoallan

No, it's called critical thinking. Every attempt at communism has resulted in deaths and restrictions beyond anything experienced under capitalism. There is nothing wrong with capitalism. There is a problem with some aspects of human nature and the checks and balances in the US are not functioning properly at the moment. Acting like there won't be abuses in other forms of economics is stupid.

Zacajoowea t1_jdnowt7 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 7:37 PM

Okay, I get it, you love the only system you understand.

CableCoShow t1_jdnrw8h wrote on March 25, 2023 at 7:59 PM

Okay, I get it, you have no critical thinking skills.

Zacajoowea t1_jdnv9nh wrote on March 25, 2023 at 8:24 PM

Cool. Critical thinking to you means coming to the same conclusions you have. Sounds very convenient.

seanparis t1_jdnxbz2 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 8:39 PM

Well to be fair the USSR was communist and did exhibit many features of communism. They just weren't very successful. For example it was communist under Lenin when he implemented war communism from 1918-1921 and his NEP while containing some slight market compromises was socialist. Furthermore, collectivisation under Stalin was a policy stubbornly rooted in communist ideology despite leading to the deaths of millions of Ukrainians.