Political Memes

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[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago* (5 children)

Communists argue for arming the masses so they can remain in permanent revolution against the elites/any new elites that try to seize power.

Capitalists argue for consolidating power in the elites. At the very least only people who can afford them would have them but then that's not a right.

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[–] Anon7394@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

Actual history would like a word.

Following the Russian Revolution, Council of People's Commissars issued a December 10, 1918 decree requiring ordinary citizens to completely surrender private weapons and ammunition under penalty of long prison terms

At the very least only people who can afford them would have them but then that’s not a right

You can build an AR-15 for about $500 if you are patient with sales.

Or, 20 second search on gunbroker https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1197958046

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[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca -1 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Marx and Luxembourg would disagree.

Also most communists wouldn't consider the USSR communists. Even contemporaries called it state capitalist.

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[–] Anon7394@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Theory vs reality

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[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 0 points 6 days ago (1 child)

I think for any ideology, adherence to theory is more important than labels people claim.

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[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 1 point 6 days ago

And many capitalists would claim that what most of the world has isn't true capitalism, common implementation flaws are important to consider for all ideologies.