Memes @lemmy.ml Black Comrade @lemmygrad.ml 1 yr. ago

Socialism will end class divisions and exponentially increase the quality of life of humanity

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Can we stop posting political memes?... It's getting annoying.
- It’s not we, this guy is the only person posting these political memes here. I hate blocking users but posting multiple memes a day trying to push your agenda is pretty annoying.
  
  Ah yes, I just noticed his instance. You're probably correct!, great tip.
- Yeah. Although I like socialism and partially agree with the meme, I'm really tired of constantly seeing political memes, so at this point I just down vote any political meme that I see lol
  
  The worst thing for the socialist movement are other socialists
  
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  Well I didn't mean it like that. I obviously meant memes that the sole purpose is to bait the opposing party into raging in the comments.
  
  The occasional meme and critique should be fine though.
It'll work this time, guys! Communism won't mean dictatorship, guys! I promise that there won't be economic stagnation this time, guys! Trust me! I know this, because I believe it!
- Dictatorship bad but not bad when companies do it.
  
  How the FUCK does a grocery store represent a dictatorship, you weird ass loser
- Have we tried maybe...NOT putting anyone in charge of everyone and THEN trying socialism/communism? There are other theories we haven't explored yet...🏴
  
  And we just may be at the point where technology can make this happen.
  
  Just take a look at the self-organizing nature of the open source software industry. No one player has absolute control of anything, yet it thrives.
  
  That's basically the underpants gnomes theory of politics.
  
  Communism but no leadership!
  
  ???????
  
  Utopia!!!!!!!! Don't ask me how to get there
- As opposed to the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie that we have now?
  
  Lmao ok tankie
The problem isn't with capitalism but the people that take advantage of it.

You can take advantage of socialism too.

~~tho i wouldn't mind me some socialism~~
- Nope. Capitalism inherently exploits the working class. Exploitation is not inherent to socalism. Both system are corruptible, but capitalism starts out that way.
  
  Exploitation is inherent to any system in which there is an established hierarchy, which necessarily includes any and all systems in which there is institutionalized authority, entirely regardless of the economic system in place.
  
  Leaving institutionalized authority in place and merely switching from a capitalist to a socialist system only changes the specific hoops the exploiters have to jump through to gain and maintain privilege - instead of gaining wealth and using it to buy political power, they have to, and do, gain political power and use it to commandeer wealth.
  
  If you want to fight exploitation, you need to go all the way to the real source and fight the institutionalization of authority.
  
  Any time anyone has the power to rule, you axiomatically have a ruling class.
- Literally this.
  
  In any system their will be abuse, from hacking in video games to corruption in politics.
  
  The thing is though I'd rather we be corrupt and feeding/housing those who need it rather than be corrupt and not doing those things
  
  So let’s pick a system that doesn’t incentivize corruption. If it’s going to happen, let’s not encourage it.
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