Define communism.

[Kuciwalker]

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[VetLegion]

A failed idea of social organization, based on lousy texts, tested and proven relatively inefficient economically, also, evil.

[Blake]

communism: derived from community.

A system where the means of production may not be owned by any individual or entity. Meaning that either the laborer or community as a whole, has rights to the resultant wealth creation.

To me, communism is compatible with private possessions, to the extent that those possessions are not means of production. The claim is a legal one, not an economic one, and stands so long as the individual is not greedy or spiteful in accumulating possessions, and in the case of land, makes use of that land for the betterment of the community.


communism is sometimes confused with Communism, which is completely different, yet differs only by the capitalization of the 'c'. This is useful for obfuscating issues and creating arguments where people are arguing about different things.

[Sirotnikov]

Originally posted by Cort Haus
A hypothetical post-capitalist planned mode of production according to need, rather than profit.

[Heraclitus]

Originally posted by Aeson
communism is a word used to stir up rabble against some good ideas, and a system used to take some good ideas and use them to stir up rabble to support a bunch of crappy ideas.

[Serb]

Re: Define communism.

Originally posted by onodera
I have a simple survey for you. Define what communism is.

[onodera]

Re: Re: Define communism.

Originally posted by Serb

Yep, that's the reason I asked this question. I wanted to find out if communism was still synonymous with evil for most people from teh West.

[Riesstiu IV]

I will say one thing positive about Communist nations, they have fewer fat and obese people because of agricultural reforms gone horribly wrong. We could certainly use some of that in the US.

[Japher]

They also make good villians in the movies

[Riesstiu IV]

Originally posted by Japher
They also make good villians in the movies

QFT! Communist spy babes are always pleasing to the eye and the schemes for world domination always have a certain class. I can't say the same for Islamic terrorists. Bunch scruffy, bearded, old Arab men and burka clad women. Just not the same.

[Spec]

Originally posted by Riesstiu IV


QFT! Communist spy babes are always pleasing to the eye and the schemes for world domination always have a certain class.

Yea, and they always seem to be in the psycho-leather thing also.

Spec.

[Heraclitus]

Originally posted by Spec


Yea, and they always seem to be in the psycho-leather thing also.

Spec.

I miss communism.

PS Lets try to find some pics!

[Riesstiu IV]

Here ya go.

[Kuciwalker]

Communism

[Flubber]

Communism

The belief that if you do something over and over again in exactly the same way, you will get different results

-- No wait-- thats "insanity"-- oh well-- still applies