Alas Poor Erinaceus@lemmy.ml to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoIs the Republican Party a Chinese Communist Conspiracy?prospect.orgexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down17file-textcross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
arrow-up199arrow-down1external-linkIs the Republican Party a Chinese Communist Conspiracy?prospect.orgAlas Poor Erinaceus@lemmy.ml to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square20linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·1 month agoKinda? Communism is about satisfying the needs of everyone through sound economic planning and collectivized production, what you are describing is someone getting vast riches for free just because they own stuff. I’m being nitpicky, I’m aware.
minus-squareYawweee877h444@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoI was being facetious. Pseudo in my mind at the time was not serious. Again, right wingers think communism/socialism is when you “get free stuff”.
Kinda? Communism is about satisfying the needs of everyone through sound economic planning and collectivized production, what you are describing is someone getting vast riches for free just because they own stuff. I’m being nitpicky, I’m aware.
I was being facetious. Pseudo in my mind at the time was not serious. Again, right wingers think communism/socialism is when you “get free stuff”.