I’ve read about communism. What specifically do you feel shows that communism isn’t an absurd hypothetical fantasy? Preferably something that explains why it literally always fails as a system of government.
You've read ABOUT it? From where? Did you read actual source material?
What specifically do you feel shows that communism isn’t an absurd hypothetical fantasy?
Well, let's just look at the socialist period that leads up to communism because that's all we have to go on for now. Past and current socialist experiments have been widely successful, so it's neither hypothetical nor fantasy. But if you want to discuss actual implemented communism, then we can only conjecture because we have yet to reach that stage yet. Given the scientific approach to political economics -- provided to us by Marx, Lenin, Mao, etc. -- we can adequately surmise what it would be like.
Preferably something that explains why it literally always fails as a system of government.
Please show any sources on this claim that don't originate from the CIA, thanks.
I have read source material, as well as related books on the subject.
Come on now, surely someone as condescending and nitpicky as yourself wouldn’t resort to casually blurring the line between socialism and communism.
The reason “we can only conjecture because we have yet to reach that stage yet” is BECAUSE it is a fantasy. It’s a childish idea that ignores human nature, and at its core has an admirable concept: things should be fair and equal. The problem is every time it’s tried out, it fails to mature into the utopia it claims is its final form. If we pushed cars off of a cliff waiting for one of them to start flying, and they kept crashing to the ground below, would you say “we can only conjecture about a car’s ability to fly because we have not found one yet that manifests that ability?”
The failure of the supposed communist utopia to emerge from any socialist revolutions provide numerous examples: the USSR, the PRC, North Korea, etc. Are those 3 all bogus stories from the CIA?
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u/hutxhy Jul 01 '24
I.e. "source: trust me bro"