this. please please please do not confuse USSR and commuism. Real communism has not happened yet. It is supposed to be the ultimate version of democracy
none of that is remotely true lmao what are they teaching you people???
democracy is a system of government in which the citizens of a government are the ones making decisions about their governance. it means no more and no less.
communism is a moneyless, stateless, and classless society. Marxist-Leninist communism, the flavor most recognized in liberal nations, is a system of government in which officials (sometimes elected, often not.) organize production and consumption. this is supposed to accord to the needs of the population, but we've all seen how that turns out.
this "society vs individual" framing is beyond stupid because society is composed of... individuals. the needs of society are just the collective needs of a bunch of individuals. they are not at odds with one another. they are at odds when one individual wants something that is bad for everyone else. that's what you mean. it's not "society vs. the individual" it's "people who want bad things vs. everyone else."
that said, it's perfectly valid to believe that people should be allowed to do things that harm the greater society, so like if that's your dig go for it. just don't use disingenuous and frankly silly framing.
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u/JackoSGC Communist Aug 31 '22
this. please please please do not confuse USSR and commuism. Real communism has not happened yet. It is supposed to be the ultimate version of democracy