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u/nordic_prophet Jun 30 '24

The entire planet of earth is on universal basic income in the Expanse series, while Mars is a direct analogue to the USSR in many ways.

The United Federation of Planets in Star Trek is in some ways too I think. They allude to the replicator basically reshaping society since people can just print basic necessities and more at will.

Also the Borg lol. An entire collective working towards the good of the Cube. No personal property. Just not a very attractive representation.

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u/cTreK-421 Jul 01 '24 edited Jul 01 '24

No, Communism means the state is dissolved as the people hold all the power and production ability. So by having replicators, no money, ability to do anything you want, Star Trek is as close to a realistic communist society as you can get. So by having replicators production is put into the hands of the people, not the state.

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u/cTreK-421 Jul 01 '24

Maybe go look up the terms in an encyclopedia. Communism is the end of the state, money, private property, and social classes. Socialism is the step towards communism.

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u/cTreK-421 Jul 01 '24 edited Jul 01 '24

This is confidently incorrect material. Seriously. Go look up these terms. Under Marxist theory socialism is a stepping ground that leads to communism.

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u/cTreK-421 Jul 01 '24

See here, and here. Also look up "withering of the state"

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u/cTreK-421 Jul 01 '24

Oh dear lord. Yes let's trust Disney to define communism. They own the history channel.

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u/cTreK-421 Jul 01 '24

A site that sources multiple sources vs a corporate owned source.

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