Is Kamala Harris a communist?

[Bereta_Eder]

What?

[Bereta_Eder]

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[Bereta_Eder]

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[The Mad Monk]

good/bad/ugly

[The Mad Monk]

It's the middle one that has convinced me that the CCP is not Communist. 1984 style totalitarian, sure, but not Communist. With the lack of regulation and rampant corruption, China's economic system at this point is best described as Gilded Age Capitalist.

[Elok]

Only in Civ is rampant corruption not a feature of communism.

[The Mad Monk]

I thought communism had low but consistent corruption regardless of distance from the capitol.

[N35t0r]

Depending on version

[N35t0r]

Only in Civ is rampant corruption not a feature of communism.

Same, for Republic/Democracy

[BeBMan]

Is Elon Musk a commie now? I mean money for voting, WTF?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/20/elon-musk-promises-to-award-1m-every-day-to-voters-as-he-steps-up-campaigning-for-trump

[Lorizael]

Is Kamala Harris a communist?

​No, but Trump is.

[-Jrabbit]

A Communist system can be recognized by the fact
that it spares the criminals
and criminalizes the political opponent.

Alexander Solschenizyn​

1. That statement is nowhere near an actual definition of Communism.
2. The statement is a much better description of Trump than it is Kamala.

By your logic, I can only conclude that you would agree that Donald Trump is a Communist.

Well done, Dinner.​

[Lorizael]

Yes but also we're now taking ownership of corporations and that's pretty much as communist as it gets.

[Aeson]

Just fascism.

Benito Mussolini, 1935, The Doctrine of Fascism, Firenze: Vallecchi Editore.

The Labour Charter (Promulgated by the Grand Council ofr Fascism on April 21, 1927)—(published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale, April 3, 1927) [sic] (p. 133)

The Corporate State and its Organization (p. 133)

The corporate State considers that private enterprise in the sphere of production is the most effective and usefu [sic] [typo-should be: useful] instrument in the interest of the nation. In view of the fact that private organisation of production is a function of national concern, the organiser of the enterprise is responsible to the State for the direction given to production.

State intervention in economic production arises only when private initiative is lacking or insufficient, or when the political interests of the State are involved. This intervention may take the form of control, assistance or direct management. (pp. 135-136)

[Aeson]

Communism at least has some decent ideals, even if in practice at a national level it fails to achieve them. Trump's ideals are just to horde as much value for himself at any cost, so long as it doesn't cost him, and his handlers ideals are even worse.