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Originally posted by pinkgoth2
As far as I get it, communism describes itself as "the dictatorship of the lowest class" (like, bad translation of german here, but that's the general idea), and the lower class rules everything.
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Okay, well let's start the List Of Where Neike Has Been Led Astray here, shall we? Communism is NOT rule by the Lower Class. For a start, that would be impossible by definition, as if the Lower Class began to rule, they would no longer be the Lower Class... But more importantly the most important thing about Communism is that
there IS no Class. Communism holds Equality in the highest possible regard, and so everybody has Equal Opportunities in life. I'll nip the next point you might make in the bud - Under Communism, everyone is NOT payed the same regardless of their job. What does happen is that everybody has an equal chance of getting the good jobs, regardless of the wealth of their parents, of their race, of their gender, sexuality, etc.
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Also, as far as I see, everyone gets what they need, not what they can afford.
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Depends on the system used. Communism is an Ideology, not a set system of running a country.
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And the idealogy seems to hold "equality" in high regard,
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Why is this bad?
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and the individual is a mere tool of society.
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You have far more freedom under Communism than under Capitalism. Under Capitalism you are restricted by the amount of money you have, by your race, gender, background, etc. Under Communism, however, everybody is equal.
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Since I don't believe in equality,
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Why not? To me, this is tantamount to confessing to being Racist or Sexist or Homophobic or something...
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and I am a passionate individualist, of course I don't like that idea.
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You must have been brainwashed by the "Mindless Drones" portrait of Communism that Capitalist countries try their best to instill their young with... You are as much an Individual under Communism as under Capitalism. The only difference is that you are a Free Individual, rather than being shackled by an economic system that favours only the rich and privileged few.
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*smiles* Can't remember the other details I was told, but I think some of what I was told in my mind resulted in the equation "Communism = Non-evolving society". Though I cannot recall how I came to think that (something to do with equality, I believe, but don't take my word for it *laughing*)
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I can't argue with that unless I have a clue where you're coming from with it, and since you don't seem to know, there isn't much chance of me finding out...
