▲ 55 ▼ Why there is so much communist propaganda on lemmy? (feddit.uk) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Vitaly@feddit.uk to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 342 comments fedilink hide all child comments Even from people that never lived in a communist state edit: im 17 and i hate communism
[–] ArdMacha@lemmy.world 62 points 2 years ago (4 children) American says communism and means socialism permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 43 points 2 years ago* (1 child) the hardest test for any American define communism define propaganda use both in a sentence that applies to the agreed definitions permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bideo_james@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) How would you define communism? I hear so many different definitions and find it hard to differentiate which one is accurate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] pearable@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago The original definition is a community where private property is not a thing. Private property is when an individual can control the land, tools, and knowledge people need to survive. Private property is factories, not your toothbrush. Most pro USSR, PRC, or Cuba leftists believe those countries governments controlling all or the vast majority of private property constitutes communism. Some think these countries are socialist and working their way to communism. Many anti-communist people don't really understand how these countries work specifically. All their ideas of what communism is are based on how they view the above communist countries. Finally right wingers will describe California as communist because they have social programs and higher taxes than some states. Basically if the government is intervening in the market by supplying a service or good directly to a citizen that's communism. From what I've observed most people lie somewhere on this spectrum of definition. permalink fedilink source parent [–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I was kidding around, and part of the joke is how pointless the definition is: communism: that the assets held by a body are indivisible across the individuals of that body when the assets in question are required to engage in production. Thereby any definition of "body", "asset" and "production" can be used to define specific types and scopes of a communist ideology. propaganda: a piece or collection of communications that has the primary purpose to persuade. communist propaganda: a communication to persuade the reader to share the means of production across a collective. permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) American says communism and means conservative democrat or Trump Republican, depending on who is saying it. AES barely even registers, except for the occasional "Why don't you move to Vuvuzela!" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why isn’t anyone defending AEC countries? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago Nobody actually wants to be Estonia anymore permalink fedilink source parent [–] Urist@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (2 children) I've always seen communism as a subclass of socialism, where socialism is the goal of classless, stateless society in which the public owns the means of production and distribute based on needs. Whereas communism is a way of attaining this goal, characterized by its materialistic focus and being revolutionary. I know this differs from a lot of other uses for the terminology, but is there really a single definition of socialism that rules over the others (or communism for that matter, and does it even matter since they describe different important things)? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mamotromico@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) You literally have it backwards. Communism in the context of a definition of society is the classless state. Socialism is the transitory stage (also known as a dictatorship of the proletariat). Reminder that this is specifically when talking about state/society. If you are mentioning ideology then a communist person or a socialist might have significant diversion of views/goals. Yes, it can be confusing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Urist@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Excerpt from Wikipedia: As one of the many types of socialism, communism became the dominant political tendency, along with social democracy, within the international socialist movement by the early 1920s.[34] Excerpt from ProleWiki: Its modern usage is almost always traced back to Karl Marx's usage of the term where he introduced the concept of scientific socialism alongside Friedrich Engels. The theory of scientific socialism described communism not as an idealistic, perfect society but rather as a stage of development taking place after a long, political process of class struggle. Marx, however, used the terms socialism and communism interchangeably and he drew no distinction between the two. Lenin was the first person to give distinct meanings to the terms socialism and communism. The socialism/communism of Marx was now known simply as communism, and Marx's "transitional phase" was to be known as socialism. I knew about this. I just do not really think anyone claiming superiority based on "define socialism and communism" as someone to be taken seriously, given that terminology is dependant on context and definitions on a base level are arbitrary if taking an axiomatic approach to theory. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mamotromico@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago Ah yes, that’s perfectly valid, the terms will be different on context (which is why I specified the state context). permalink fedilink source parent [–] ArdMacha@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Are you American? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Urist@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* No, why do you ask? permalink fedilink source parent [–] HobbitFoot 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) No, there are outright communists on Lemmy. This is an accurate take. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Ruby 13 points 2 years ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] diplodocus@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Communists believe that socialism is a transitional state from capitalism to communism, but 1) communists aren’t the only socialists and 2) a lot of Americans think milquetoast social safety net capitalist reformers like Bernie Sanders are socialists despite them never calling for the abolition of private ownership of the means of production. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HobbitFoot 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) I'm saying it because places like Lemmygrad and Hexbear are outright Communist and they will take it as an insult if you call them socialist. I'm not talking about the shades of different economic preferences, I'm talking about the extreme cases. In the extreme cases, there are multiple outright Communist communities on Lemmy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Pollux@leminal.space 8 points 2 years ago they will take it as an insult if you call them socialist What a dumb thing to say. Browse those instances and talk to communists/socialists there before you make weird claims about them. Or at least learn about socialism in general first. Principles of Communism Chris Harman - How Marxism Works permalink fedilink source parent [–] Objection@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago they will take it as an insult if you call them socialist. Do you have any evidence to support this testimony? permalink fedilink source parent [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (3 children) I don't get why you're being downvoted. There's a great comment by Cowbee (I think) that explains why this is a thing. There are people who are explicitly self-proclaimed Communists on Lemmy. This isn't some "Healthcare is communism!!!1" thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's probably the idea that Communists take offense to being called Socialist. The opposite is true, as Communism is a maximally Socialist position. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HobbitFoot -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you are going by theory, sure. But if the word socialism gets used in conversation today, it will probably get interpreted as something like the Nordic model. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] diplodocus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) That's what happens when the communists are purged and billions of propaganda dollars are spent over generations to erase their memory: you end up with Newspeak, where people don’t know their asses from their elbows. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Scare permalink fedilink source parent [+] lud@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] HobbitFoot -5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think it is because some people think that socialism is a kind of communism, when that take wouldn't be accepted by a lot of communists here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Communism is Socialist, there aren't any Communists that would take offense to being called Socialist. There are Socialists that take offense to being called Communist, because for them, Socialism is the goal itself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pollux@leminal.space 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) There are Socialists that take offense to being called Communist, because for them, Socialism is the goal itself Very rare. Those who do dislike being called communists probably aren't very serious about socialism at all, and probably only want the "social capitalism" of Scandanavian countries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HobbitFoot -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep. And on the flip side, if I call a communist a socialist, it may be true technically, but I'm connotating that they want social capitalism instead of full communism. And while theory written 100 years ago may have those terms be near equivalent, the meanings of those words have drifted a little since then. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago Socialism doesn't refer to Social Democracy, but Socialism, ie Worker Ownership of the Means of Production. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 years ago It gets touted as a transition state between Capitalism and Communism, by Communists who want to get away from Capitalism, and Capitalists who fear anything that isn't Capitalist. But it is a genuine economic philosophy on its own that blends the best parts of Communism and Capitalism in one. At least to my opinion. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ArdMacha@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Are you American? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 43 points 2 years ago* (1 child) the hardest test for any American define communism define propaganda use both in a sentence that applies to the agreed definitions permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bideo_james@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) How would you define communism? I hear so many different definitions and find it hard to differentiate which one is accurate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] pearable@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago The original definition is a community where private property is not a thing. Private property is when an individual can control the land, tools, and knowledge people need to survive. Private property is factories, not your toothbrush. Most pro USSR, PRC, or Cuba leftists believe those countries governments controlling all or the vast majority of private property constitutes communism. Some think these countries are socialist and working their way to communism. Many anti-communist people don't really understand how these countries work specifically. All their ideas of what communism is are based on how they view the above communist countries. Finally right wingers will describe California as communist because they have social programs and higher taxes than some states. Basically if the government is intervening in the market by supplying a service or good directly to a citizen that's communism. From what I've observed most people lie somewhere on this spectrum of definition. permalink fedilink source parent [–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I was kidding around, and part of the joke is how pointless the definition is: communism: that the assets held by a body are indivisible across the individuals of that body when the assets in question are required to engage in production. Thereby any definition of "body", "asset" and "production" can be used to define specific types and scopes of a communist ideology. propaganda: a piece or collection of communications that has the primary purpose to persuade. communist propaganda: a communication to persuade the reader to share the means of production across a collective. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bideo_james@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) How would you define communism? I hear so many different definitions and find it hard to differentiate which one is accurate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] pearable@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago The original definition is a community where private property is not a thing. Private property is when an individual can control the land, tools, and knowledge people need to survive. Private property is factories, not your toothbrush. Most pro USSR, PRC, or Cuba leftists believe those countries governments controlling all or the vast majority of private property constitutes communism. Some think these countries are socialist and working their way to communism. Many anti-communist people don't really understand how these countries work specifically. All their ideas of what communism is are based on how they view the above communist countries. Finally right wingers will describe California as communist because they have social programs and higher taxes than some states. Basically if the government is intervening in the market by supplying a service or good directly to a citizen that's communism. From what I've observed most people lie somewhere on this spectrum of definition. permalink fedilink source parent [–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I was kidding around, and part of the joke is how pointless the definition is: communism: that the assets held by a body are indivisible across the individuals of that body when the assets in question are required to engage in production. Thereby any definition of "body", "asset" and "production" can be used to define specific types and scopes of a communist ideology. propaganda: a piece or collection of communications that has the primary purpose to persuade. communist propaganda: a communication to persuade the reader to share the means of production across a collective. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pearable@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago The original definition is a community where private property is not a thing. Private property is when an individual can control the land, tools, and knowledge people need to survive. Private property is factories, not your toothbrush. Most pro USSR, PRC, or Cuba leftists believe those countries governments controlling all or the vast majority of private property constitutes communism. Some think these countries are socialist and working their way to communism. Many anti-communist people don't really understand how these countries work specifically. All their ideas of what communism is are based on how they view the above communist countries. Finally right wingers will describe California as communist because they have social programs and higher taxes than some states. Basically if the government is intervening in the market by supplying a service or good directly to a citizen that's communism. From what I've observed most people lie somewhere on this spectrum of definition. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I was kidding around, and part of the joke is how pointless the definition is: communism: that the assets held by a body are indivisible across the individuals of that body when the assets in question are required to engage in production. Thereby any definition of "body", "asset" and "production" can be used to define specific types and scopes of a communist ideology. propaganda: a piece or collection of communications that has the primary purpose to persuade. communist propaganda: a communication to persuade the reader to share the means of production across a collective. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) American says communism and means conservative democrat or Trump Republican, depending on who is saying it. AES barely even registers, except for the occasional "Why don't you move to Vuvuzela!" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why isn’t anyone defending AEC countries? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago Nobody actually wants to be Estonia anymore permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why isn’t anyone defending AEC countries? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago Nobody actually wants to be Estonia anymore permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago Nobody actually wants to be Estonia anymore permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Urist@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (2 children) I've always seen communism as a subclass of socialism, where socialism is the goal of classless, stateless society in which the public owns the means of production and distribute based on needs. Whereas communism is a way of attaining this goal, characterized by its materialistic focus and being revolutionary. I know this differs from a lot of other uses for the terminology, but is there really a single definition of socialism that rules over the others (or communism for that matter, and does it even matter since they describe different important things)? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mamotromico@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) You literally have it backwards. Communism in the context of a definition of society is the classless state. Socialism is the transitory stage (also known as a dictatorship of the proletariat). Reminder that this is specifically when talking about state/society. If you are mentioning ideology then a communist person or a socialist might have significant diversion of views/goals. Yes, it can be confusing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Urist@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Excerpt from Wikipedia: As one of the many types of socialism, communism became the dominant political tendency, along with social democracy, within the international socialist movement by the early 1920s.[34] Excerpt from ProleWiki: Its modern usage is almost always traced back to Karl Marx's usage of the term where he introduced the concept of scientific socialism alongside Friedrich Engels. The theory of scientific socialism described communism not as an idealistic, perfect society but rather as a stage of development taking place after a long, political process of class struggle. Marx, however, used the terms socialism and communism interchangeably and he drew no distinction between the two. Lenin was the first person to give distinct meanings to the terms socialism and communism. The socialism/communism of Marx was now known simply as communism, and Marx's "transitional phase" was to be known as socialism. I knew about this. I just do not really think anyone claiming superiority based on "define socialism and communism" as someone to be taken seriously, given that terminology is dependant on context and definitions on a base level are arbitrary if taking an axiomatic approach to theory. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mamotromico@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago Ah yes, that’s perfectly valid, the terms will be different on context (which is why I specified the state context). permalink fedilink source parent [–] ArdMacha@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Are you American? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Urist@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* No, why do you ask? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mamotromico@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) You literally have it backwards. Communism in the context of a definition of society is the classless state. Socialism is the transitory stage (also known as a dictatorship of the proletariat). Reminder that this is specifically when talking about state/society. If you are mentioning ideology then a communist person or a socialist might have significant diversion of views/goals. Yes, it can be confusing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Urist@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Excerpt from Wikipedia: As one of the many types of socialism, communism became the dominant political tendency, along with social democracy, within the international socialist movement by the early 1920s.[34] Excerpt from ProleWiki: Its modern usage is almost always traced back to Karl Marx's usage of the term where he introduced the concept of scientific socialism alongside Friedrich Engels. The theory of scientific socialism described communism not as an idealistic, perfect society but rather as a stage of development taking place after a long, political process of class struggle. Marx, however, used the terms socialism and communism interchangeably and he drew no distinction between the two. Lenin was the first person to give distinct meanings to the terms socialism and communism. The socialism/communism of Marx was now known simply as communism, and Marx's "transitional phase" was to be known as socialism. I knew about this. I just do not really think anyone claiming superiority based on "define socialism and communism" as someone to be taken seriously, given that terminology is dependant on context and definitions on a base level are arbitrary if taking an axiomatic approach to theory. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mamotromico@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago Ah yes, that’s perfectly valid, the terms will be different on context (which is why I specified the state context). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Urist@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Excerpt from Wikipedia: As one of the many types of socialism, communism became the dominant political tendency, along with social democracy, within the international socialist movement by the early 1920s.[34] Excerpt from ProleWiki: Its modern usage is almost always traced back to Karl Marx's usage of the term where he introduced the concept of scientific socialism alongside Friedrich Engels. The theory of scientific socialism described communism not as an idealistic, perfect society but rather as a stage of development taking place after a long, political process of class struggle. Marx, however, used the terms socialism and communism interchangeably and he drew no distinction between the two. Lenin was the first person to give distinct meanings to the terms socialism and communism. The socialism/communism of Marx was now known simply as communism, and Marx's "transitional phase" was to be known as socialism. I knew about this. I just do not really think anyone claiming superiority based on "define socialism and communism" as someone to be taken seriously, given that terminology is dependant on context and definitions on a base level are arbitrary if taking an axiomatic approach to theory. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mamotromico@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago Ah yes, that’s perfectly valid, the terms will be different on context (which is why I specified the state context). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mamotromico@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago Ah yes, that’s perfectly valid, the terms will be different on context (which is why I specified the state context). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ArdMacha@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Are you American? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Urist@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* No, why do you ask? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HobbitFoot 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) No, there are outright communists on Lemmy. This is an accurate take. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Ruby 13 points 2 years ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] diplodocus@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Communists believe that socialism is a transitional state from capitalism to communism, but 1) communists aren’t the only socialists and 2) a lot of Americans think milquetoast social safety net capitalist reformers like Bernie Sanders are socialists despite them never calling for the abolition of private ownership of the means of production. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HobbitFoot 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) I'm saying it because places like Lemmygrad and Hexbear are outright Communist and they will take it as an insult if you call them socialist. I'm not talking about the shades of different economic preferences, I'm talking about the extreme cases. In the extreme cases, there are multiple outright Communist communities on Lemmy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Pollux@leminal.space 8 points 2 years ago they will take it as an insult if you call them socialist What a dumb thing to say. Browse those instances and talk to communists/socialists there before you make weird claims about them. Or at least learn about socialism in general first. Principles of Communism Chris Harman - How Marxism Works permalink fedilink source parent [–] Objection@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago they will take it as an insult if you call them socialist. Do you have any evidence to support this testimony? permalink fedilink source parent [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (3 children) I don't get why you're being downvoted. There's a great comment by Cowbee (I think) that explains why this is a thing. There are people who are explicitly self-proclaimed Communists on Lemmy. This isn't some "Healthcare is communism!!!1" thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's probably the idea that Communists take offense to being called Socialist. The opposite is true, as Communism is a maximally Socialist position. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HobbitFoot -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you are going by theory, sure. But if the word socialism gets used in conversation today, it will probably get interpreted as something like the Nordic model. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] diplodocus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) That's what happens when the communists are purged and billions of propaganda dollars are spent over generations to erase their memory: you end up with Newspeak, where people don’t know their asses from their elbows. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Scare permalink fedilink source parent [+] lud@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] HobbitFoot -5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think it is because some people think that socialism is a kind of communism, when that take wouldn't be accepted by a lot of communists here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Communism is Socialist, there aren't any Communists that would take offense to being called Socialist. There are Socialists that take offense to being called Communist, because for them, Socialism is the goal itself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pollux@leminal.space 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) There are Socialists that take offense to being called Communist, because for them, Socialism is the goal itself Very rare. Those who do dislike being called communists probably aren't very serious about socialism at all, and probably only want the "social capitalism" of Scandanavian countries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HobbitFoot -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep. And on the flip side, if I call a communist a socialist, it may be true technically, but I'm connotating that they want social capitalism instead of full communism. And while theory written 100 years ago may have those terms be near equivalent, the meanings of those words have drifted a little since then. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago Socialism doesn't refer to Social Democracy, but Socialism, ie Worker Ownership of the Means of Production. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 years ago It gets touted as a transition state between Capitalism and Communism, by Communists who want to get away from Capitalism, and Capitalists who fear anything that isn't Capitalist. But it is a genuine economic philosophy on its own that blends the best parts of Communism and Capitalism in one. At least to my opinion. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ArdMacha@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Are you American? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Ruby 13 points 2 years ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] diplodocus@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Communists believe that socialism is a transitional state from capitalism to communism, but 1) communists aren’t the only socialists and 2) a lot of Americans think milquetoast social safety net capitalist reformers like Bernie Sanders are socialists despite them never calling for the abolition of private ownership of the means of production. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HobbitFoot 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) I'm saying it because places like Lemmygrad and Hexbear are outright Communist and they will take it as an insult if you call them socialist. I'm not talking about the shades of different economic preferences, I'm talking about the extreme cases. In the extreme cases, there are multiple outright Communist communities on Lemmy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Pollux@leminal.space 8 points 2 years ago they will take it as an insult if you call them socialist What a dumb thing to say. Browse those instances and talk to communists/socialists there before you make weird claims about them. Or at least learn about socialism in general first. Principles of Communism Chris Harman - How Marxism Works permalink fedilink source parent [–] Objection@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago they will take it as an insult if you call them socialist. Do you have any evidence to support this testimony? permalink fedilink source parent [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (3 children) I don't get why you're being downvoted. There's a great comment by Cowbee (I think) that explains why this is a thing. There are people who are explicitly self-proclaimed Communists on Lemmy. This isn't some "Healthcare is communism!!!1" thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's probably the idea that Communists take offense to being called Socialist. The opposite is true, as Communism is a maximally Socialist position. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HobbitFoot -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you are going by theory, sure. But if the word socialism gets used in conversation today, it will probably get interpreted as something like the Nordic model. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] diplodocus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) That's what happens when the communists are purged and billions of propaganda dollars are spent over generations to erase their memory: you end up with Newspeak, where people don’t know their asses from their elbows. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Scare permalink fedilink source parent [+] lud@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] HobbitFoot -5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think it is because some people think that socialism is a kind of communism, when that take wouldn't be accepted by a lot of communists here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Communism is Socialist, there aren't any Communists that would take offense to being called Socialist. There are Socialists that take offense to being called Communist, because for them, Socialism is the goal itself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pollux@leminal.space 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) There are Socialists that take offense to being called Communist, because for them, Socialism is the goal itself Very rare. Those who do dislike being called communists probably aren't very serious about socialism at all, and probably only want the "social capitalism" of Scandanavian countries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HobbitFoot -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep. And on the flip side, if I call a communist a socialist, it may be true technically, but I'm connotating that they want social capitalism instead of full communism. And while theory written 100 years ago may have those terms be near equivalent, the meanings of those words have drifted a little since then. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago Socialism doesn't refer to Social Democracy, but Socialism, ie Worker Ownership of the Means of Production. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 years ago It gets touted as a transition state between Capitalism and Communism, by Communists who want to get away from Capitalism, and Capitalists who fear anything that isn't Capitalist. But it is a genuine economic philosophy on its own that blends the best parts of Communism and Capitalism in one. At least to my opinion. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] diplodocus@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Communists believe that socialism is a transitional state from capitalism to communism, but 1) communists aren’t the only socialists and 2) a lot of Americans think milquetoast social safety net capitalist reformers like Bernie Sanders are socialists despite them never calling for the abolition of private ownership of the means of production. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HobbitFoot 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) I'm saying it because places like Lemmygrad and Hexbear are outright Communist and they will take it as an insult if you call them socialist. I'm not talking about the shades of different economic preferences, I'm talking about the extreme cases. In the extreme cases, there are multiple outright Communist communities on Lemmy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Pollux@leminal.space 8 points 2 years ago they will take it as an insult if you call them socialist What a dumb thing to say. Browse those instances and talk to communists/socialists there before you make weird claims about them. Or at least learn about socialism in general first. Principles of Communism Chris Harman - How Marxism Works permalink fedilink source parent [–] Objection@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago they will take it as an insult if you call them socialist. Do you have any evidence to support this testimony? permalink fedilink source parent [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (3 children) I don't get why you're being downvoted. There's a great comment by Cowbee (I think) that explains why this is a thing. There are people who are explicitly self-proclaimed Communists on Lemmy. This isn't some "Healthcare is communism!!!1" thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's probably the idea that Communists take offense to being called Socialist. The opposite is true, as Communism is a maximally Socialist position. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HobbitFoot -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you are going by theory, sure. But if the word socialism gets used in conversation today, it will probably get interpreted as something like the Nordic model. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] diplodocus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) That's what happens when the communists are purged and billions of propaganda dollars are spent over generations to erase their memory: you end up with Newspeak, where people don’t know their asses from their elbows. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Scare permalink fedilink source parent [+] lud@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] HobbitFoot -5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think it is because some people think that socialism is a kind of communism, when that take wouldn't be accepted by a lot of communists here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Communism is Socialist, there aren't any Communists that would take offense to being called Socialist. There are Socialists that take offense to being called Communist, because for them, Socialism is the goal itself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pollux@leminal.space 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) There are Socialists that take offense to being called Communist, because for them, Socialism is the goal itself Very rare. Those who do dislike being called communists probably aren't very serious about socialism at all, and probably only want the "social capitalism" of Scandanavian countries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HobbitFoot -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep. And on the flip side, if I call a communist a socialist, it may be true technically, but I'm connotating that they want social capitalism instead of full communism. And while theory written 100 years ago may have those terms be near equivalent, the meanings of those words have drifted a little since then. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago Socialism doesn't refer to Social Democracy, but Socialism, ie Worker Ownership of the Means of Production. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pollux@leminal.space 8 points 2 years ago they will take it as an insult if you call them socialist What a dumb thing to say. Browse those instances and talk to communists/socialists there before you make weird claims about them. Or at least learn about socialism in general first. Principles of Communism Chris Harman - How Marxism Works permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago they will take it as an insult if you call them socialist. Do you have any evidence to support this testimony? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (3 children) I don't get why you're being downvoted. There's a great comment by Cowbee (I think) that explains why this is a thing. There are people who are explicitly self-proclaimed Communists on Lemmy. This isn't some "Healthcare is communism!!!1" thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's probably the idea that Communists take offense to being called Socialist. The opposite is true, as Communism is a maximally Socialist position. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HobbitFoot -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you are going by theory, sure. But if the word socialism gets used in conversation today, it will probably get interpreted as something like the Nordic model. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] diplodocus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) That's what happens when the communists are purged and billions of propaganda dollars are spent over generations to erase their memory: you end up with Newspeak, where people don’t know their asses from their elbows. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Scare permalink fedilink source parent [+] lud@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] HobbitFoot -5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think it is because some people think that socialism is a kind of communism, when that take wouldn't be accepted by a lot of communists here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Communism is Socialist, there aren't any Communists that would take offense to being called Socialist. There are Socialists that take offense to being called Communist, because for them, Socialism is the goal itself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pollux@leminal.space 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) There are Socialists that take offense to being called Communist, because for them, Socialism is the goal itself Very rare. Those who do dislike being called communists probably aren't very serious about socialism at all, and probably only want the "social capitalism" of Scandanavian countries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HobbitFoot -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep. And on the flip side, if I call a communist a socialist, it may be true technically, but I'm connotating that they want social capitalism instead of full communism. And while theory written 100 years ago may have those terms be near equivalent, the meanings of those words have drifted a little since then. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago Socialism doesn't refer to Social Democracy, but Socialism, ie Worker Ownership of the Means of Production. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's probably the idea that Communists take offense to being called Socialist. The opposite is true, as Communism is a maximally Socialist position. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HobbitFoot -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you are going by theory, sure. But if the word socialism gets used in conversation today, it will probably get interpreted as something like the Nordic model. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] diplodocus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) That's what happens when the communists are purged and billions of propaganda dollars are spent over generations to erase their memory: you end up with Newspeak, where people don’t know their asses from their elbows. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Scare permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HobbitFoot -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you are going by theory, sure. But if the word socialism gets used in conversation today, it will probably get interpreted as something like the Nordic model. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] diplodocus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) That's what happens when the communists are purged and billions of propaganda dollars are spent over generations to erase their memory: you end up with Newspeak, where people don’t know their asses from their elbows. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Scare permalink fedilink source parent
[–] diplodocus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) That's what happens when the communists are purged and billions of propaganda dollars are spent over generations to erase their memory: you end up with Newspeak, where people don’t know their asses from their elbows. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Scare permalink fedilink source parent
[+] lud@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HobbitFoot -5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think it is because some people think that socialism is a kind of communism, when that take wouldn't be accepted by a lot of communists here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Communism is Socialist, there aren't any Communists that would take offense to being called Socialist. There are Socialists that take offense to being called Communist, because for them, Socialism is the goal itself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pollux@leminal.space 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) There are Socialists that take offense to being called Communist, because for them, Socialism is the goal itself Very rare. Those who do dislike being called communists probably aren't very serious about socialism at all, and probably only want the "social capitalism" of Scandanavian countries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HobbitFoot -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep. And on the flip side, if I call a communist a socialist, it may be true technically, but I'm connotating that they want social capitalism instead of full communism. And while theory written 100 years ago may have those terms be near equivalent, the meanings of those words have drifted a little since then. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago Socialism doesn't refer to Social Democracy, but Socialism, ie Worker Ownership of the Means of Production. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Communism is Socialist, there aren't any Communists that would take offense to being called Socialist. There are Socialists that take offense to being called Communist, because for them, Socialism is the goal itself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pollux@leminal.space 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) There are Socialists that take offense to being called Communist, because for them, Socialism is the goal itself Very rare. Those who do dislike being called communists probably aren't very serious about socialism at all, and probably only want the "social capitalism" of Scandanavian countries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HobbitFoot -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep. And on the flip side, if I call a communist a socialist, it may be true technically, but I'm connotating that they want social capitalism instead of full communism. And while theory written 100 years ago may have those terms be near equivalent, the meanings of those words have drifted a little since then. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago Socialism doesn't refer to Social Democracy, but Socialism, ie Worker Ownership of the Means of Production. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pollux@leminal.space 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) There are Socialists that take offense to being called Communist, because for them, Socialism is the goal itself Very rare. Those who do dislike being called communists probably aren't very serious about socialism at all, and probably only want the "social capitalism" of Scandanavian countries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HobbitFoot -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep. And on the flip side, if I call a communist a socialist, it may be true technically, but I'm connotating that they want social capitalism instead of full communism. And while theory written 100 years ago may have those terms be near equivalent, the meanings of those words have drifted a little since then. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago Socialism doesn't refer to Social Democracy, but Socialism, ie Worker Ownership of the Means of Production. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HobbitFoot -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep. And on the flip side, if I call a communist a socialist, it may be true technically, but I'm connotating that they want social capitalism instead of full communism. And while theory written 100 years ago may have those terms be near equivalent, the meanings of those words have drifted a little since then. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago Socialism doesn't refer to Social Democracy, but Socialism, ie Worker Ownership of the Means of Production. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago Socialism doesn't refer to Social Democracy, but Socialism, ie Worker Ownership of the Means of Production. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 years ago It gets touted as a transition state between Capitalism and Communism, by Communists who want to get away from Capitalism, and Capitalists who fear anything that isn't Capitalist. But it is a genuine economic philosophy on its own that blends the best parts of Communism and Capitalism in one. At least to my opinion. permalink fedilink source parent