Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agoWhat's your opinion on communism?message-squaremessage-square133fedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down17
arrow-up158arrow-down1message-squareWhat's your opinion on communism?Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square133fedilink
minus-squarebstix@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down4·12 hours agoMaybe we shouldn’t have any -isms as totalitarian systems. Some things should be communistic. Healthcare, infrastructure, basic needs. Some things should be democratic: Municipality planning, international policies Some things should have full personal liberty: Arts, religion, relationships.
minus-squaremapu@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-29 hours agoThinking communism is not democratic means capitalist propaganda got to you. Communism is completely community driven (how else would workers own the means of production?) and built on consensus and direct democracy
minus-squareHadriscus@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-28 hours agoThe guy below said this already but I was about to write it, communism is democratic by essence. That being said I am mostly agreeing with you
Maybe we shouldn’t have any -isms as totalitarian systems.
Some things should be communistic. Healthcare, infrastructure, basic needs.
Some things should be democratic: Municipality planning, international policies
Some things should have full personal liberty: Arts, religion, relationships.
Thinking communism is not democratic means capitalist propaganda got to you. Communism is completely community driven (how else would workers own the means of production?) and built on consensus and direct democracy
The guy below said this already but I was about to write it, communism is democratic by essence. That being said I am mostly agreeing with you