Hello,everyone,I am a new member and this is my first post in this forum.I am very young and would like to find out more about communism.I already know the basics ie:stateless,classless,society where all are equal,the proletariats own the means of production,there is no privately owned property,and everyone who can work works for the good of the community.I also know that communism is part of the broader socialist movement and that there has never been a communist society on this planet. From reading posts on this site,i have learned that there has never even been a Marxist revolution because the leaders of the parties who succesfully overthrew the old governments in their respective countries did not follow the principles of Karl Marx but where just adaptations of his theory.What i would like to learn first is if,in a communist society,u can get as much of any one thing as you want as long as u contribute to the community equally,or if you just recieve what you need to survive?
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if,in a communist society,u can get as much of any one thing as you want as long as u contribute to the community equally,or if you just recieve what you need to survive?
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Communism works on the premise "each according to his abilities each according to his needs"
Therefore you work to the best of your ability and what you are given is based upon your needs. For instance someone who is disabled may require more aid than someone who is not.
By the way welcome I hope you will check out Rebel Alliance its a great community to ask questions.
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Why do you think that so many people believe in god?Is it because the premise of a god and a heaven gives people a reason to live?
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I have no Idea why some people choose to accept superstition and refuse to think rationally.
However I have enough reasons to live without resorting turning to explanations that cannot be empirically proven.
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People believe in God because that is what they are conditioned to believe in. It is drilled into them at an early age by society’s social institutions. The Abrahamic religions are designed to justify their own existence within society as a sanctifier of the profane offering divine reasoning for people’s subjugation. For example, God tells ‘his’ creation that if they suffer in this world then they will be rewarded in the next and, as the Bible explains, “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God".
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In a communist society,there is freedom of belief.If someone found solid proof in the aforementioned society that there is no and never was a god,and showed it to everyone who followed a specific religion,and they refused to accept it,these people would be tolerated,correct?
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"People believe in God because that is what they are conditioned to believe in. It is drilled into them at an early age by society’s social institutions. "
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I agree with this Redstar.If a childs parents tell him/her that there is no god,then the child would be inclined to believe it.It is very easy to manipulate the future when you control what the future generations learn.
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I would agree that within capitalism everybody should support freedom of religion but it is necessary for religion to die out before we can enter a truly communist era as religion is so integral to the survival of capitalism.
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Religion has been one of history's main causes of war and animosity between people.Just look at the Crusades,the Roman torture of Christians,the Spanish Inquisiton...Even today,there are stll many racist people.Stereotypes of the appearances of terrorists are abundant.This proves that religion is needed for capitalism to exist,since the governments of victor country/countries in a war make money from the conflict.The economy is strengthened,because more factories are used to create war materials and and the efficiency and turnout from these factories is increased.WW2 has made America rich,from all the books,movies,videogames,and overall products that have anything to do with the war that have been sold.WW2 was partly about religion,but Hitler just made up the propaganda about the Jews so he could grow more powerful.
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In real fully develeoped communism you'd have access to anything you needed, and most of the things you wanted. Food, shelter, basic consumer goods would all be readily available. Rare and hard to find items such as antiques would probably have to be exchanged or given as gifts. At least thats how I would imagine it.
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Actually, lenin is more Marxist than most Communists care to admit. Now, I won't say he was pure, because pure is impossible in the real world, but before he realized it didn't work he persued a Communist economic policy.
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"What about rare elements or compounds.Would their be armed forces in a communism?Would there be officers?Would there be nuclear weapons?" -Your quote
Yes, there would be need for an army in the beginning. And officers. Why? Because, first of all, you have to understand that all the capitalist powers are going to try to bring you down by any means, be it war or diplomacy. You need an army to protect your people. Obviously, in the Communist phase, we can assume that most of the world is Communist and there would be no need for an army. However, when the revolution happens, an army will be required, to crush the capitalist elements and protect the revolution from counter-revolution.
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Its hard to know exactly how such an economy would work, but the ancient Sumerians I believe offer one of the best glimpses of how a highly civilized system could still operate without any standardized coinage. Their system of fixing trade values and such might indicate how certain rare and valuable items would be exchanged. Of course much of the beuracracy that was required under their system could easily be avoided because of the nature of over-production which would allow most common items to be readily available to anyone without the need of any sort of trade or barter. Although there has been violence and revolutionary armies in the past, in its final form there would be no need for any army or nuclear weapons as their would be no nations to fight against one another. You would also have to have a good stable energy source. Obviously we are a ways off from all of this, but I'd imagine it could exist someday.
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A good source of energy would be nuclear fusion,which inolves four atoms of a form of hydrogen(deuterium and something else.Lithium? rubbing together to create a helium atom,whichcreates large amount of energy.This is a good source of energy,since it is clean,efficient,and it can run on water,since water is mostly hydrogen.People have actually created working fusion reactors in the past,but their countries restricted them from selling their devices on the market.In some countries,the inventors have had thier laboratories ransacked and their notes destroyed,others have been directly threatened.These technologies have been repressed because the oil tycoons and their shareholders.They are so greedy that they try to squeeze every penny that they can out of us,until he oil runs out completely.Then,they will have the media declare that alternate sources of energy such as nuclear fusion can finally be made commercial,and after that the oil tycoons would begin charging the same prices they did for products gained from coal and oil,gas and electricity.They would probably pressure the federal government into passing laws that would make it illegal for drivers to gather water from the rivers and ponds for their cars.They would charge dollars a gallon,just like they do now,except they would get far larger profits,since they would pay almost nothing to create the electricity.And it wouldnt be likely for the Earth to run out of water.
Well I actually dont know anything about these types of energy, but I'd imagine it could still be quite a ways off, as in my mind the single most valuable item right now is technology and it seems like if it had been available someone would have found some way to make money off of it by now. I could be wrong though. Undoubtedly though, an advancement like that would make such a society much easier to build, although I'm sure some would still try to fight it.
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But they have.As I already stated,the oil tycoons probably already have a plan on how to make money off nuclear fusion.They are just waiting until the oil runs out.The oil tycoons will ride the oil train until it reaches its last stop,and not until then.
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hi david
how are you
i want to be your new friend
i am communist also
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Actually David, I think what you're looking for is Free Capitalism, ie Laissez-Faire Capitalism. It is the only system known to mankind which fully recognizes man's inalienable right to his own mind, his own life and the product thereof. It is the only system which bans force from human relationships.
Without the property rights of Capitalism, you cannot say you own your own life. Law enforcement in a Capitalist society is restricted to protecting the rights of the individual to go about his or her daily life without threat of force or theft from anyone else. This distinguishes Free Capitalism from anarchy, a primitive system under which the individual has no freedom; you're under constant threat from marauding gangs, eager to enforce their will on people and take control.
Under Free Capitalism, the only purpose of government is in defense, law enforcement and the courts of law - all of these things exist purely to protect your individual rights from attack. Taking people's rightful wealth in the form of taxes for anything else, is a form of extortion at gunpoint (see what ultimately happens if you refuse to pay your taxes and resist constantly from then onwards).
Free Capitalism has never existed anywhere in the world, yet it has come close. Everything that's blamed on "Capitalism" is actually as a result of statist intervention in the economy, for example, the great Crash of 1929 was caused, among other things, by the introduction of the Federal Reserve. And war profiteering companies like Halliburton, who exist purely to exploit government favor, would never exist on the free market. What we have now is a mixed economy, a Fascist style state funded of course by the unwilling capitalists who would much rather trade unimpeded and decide the flow of capital without interference. In such a mixed economy, the population turns into a battlefield of warring pressure groups, fighting over a finite pie of government attention, legislative favor and ultimately taxpayers money. Look around you, this is exactly what's happened!
You should read "The Capitalist Manifesto" by Andrew Bernstein, it will truly make you realize that Free Capitalism is the only moral system, is the only human system, and is the only system which rewards mankind's constant desire to make life better for themselves.
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Commies are fags cause women won't touch 'em, so they've to resort to ****ing men. Good thing queers spread aids, we'll have less commies to deal with.
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