Cowbee

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Cowbee,

I wasn’t referring to 30s and 70s as time periods, but the actual life expectancies. LE dropped sharply during the formation of the USSR due to civil war and WWI, and during the 30s due to famine from collectivization. After collectivization and WWII, the USSR was food secure and LE jumped sharply, combined with free Healthcare and mass housing initiatives.

Again, pre-USSR LE was far lower, and post-USSR there was another drop in LE until the last decade or so.

The US has insane growth because it managed to dodge all of the damage of WWII and export Imperialism and control over the global economy as it solidified itself as the reigning superpower. The USSR was a developing country, nowhere near as developed, and had a far more active role in WWII. Not a fair comparison, IMO.

The US has far worse housing problems even today than the USSR had. The USSR attempted to solve this problem, the US has not.

People in the USSR had far more than they had under the Tsars, and the idea that those at the top were cartoonishly wealthy is false. They didn’t have luxury goods, but they had little issues with necessities.

Holding ownership in common is the only way to have a Stateless society, Private Property Rights require a state while public property does not, as the community itself enforces this.

All in all, I am not pro-USSR. I think the process of Democratic Centralism is highly flawed and not accountable to the Workers, as the Politburo sustained itself. I also think Stalin was a horrible thug, and tragedies like the Katyn Massacre should be learned from so as to never repeat them. However, it’s also important to acknowledge that many parts of the USSR did work, and as such we should equally learn from where they did succeed.

My opinion is that decentralization is a fantastic thing, and is an excellent way to combat central control. However, this cannot be meaningfully achieved in a top-down system like Capitalism.

Cowbee,

Second New Vegas video pleaseeeee

Cowbee,

Another New Vegas video would be Hella nice

Cowbee,

Decentralization is an extremist position, to be fair.

Cowbee,

Just like all of Lemmy.

Cowbee,

Yep, it’s been a massive improvement for me over Reddit on that end. No more doomscrolling, no more literally endless fights with strangers (still some ofc, but grass touching is back on the menu).

Cowbee,

Unfortunately. I can’t hit it either, trying my best.

Cowbee,

Yep, like they lack object permanence.

Cowbee,

Believe me, it’s very noticeable. Perhaps you conflate liberals with Communists and Anarchists?

Cowbee,

Sure, if you stay out of the broader Lemmy and stick to niche subs, you’ll likely see more people that go to those niche subs. It’s not that you can’t find Communists or Anarchists on Reddit, they just tend to stick to their subs, while on Lemmy Communists and Anarchists are dominant in the bigger subs.

Cowbee,

Competition, sure. Sports, competitive cooperation, and other methods can be had. Market competition would not exist.

I could be saying the same thing you’re saying though, so correct me if I’m misunderstanding please.

Cowbee,

Socialism in the traditional Marxist path is a transitional step to Communism, yes. Communism, however, is fully anti-market, and as such is anti-competition. Communism is a Stateless, Classless, Moneyless society, perhaps you meant to say a system like Market Socialism should precede Communism, rather than some impossible form of competitive Communism?

Cowbee,

Oh I agree, one fully unified, decentralized “government” would be best, organized bottom-up.

Cowbee,

Got it, just vibes and emotions, then.

Cowbee, (edited )

How would one take advantage of Communism for personal gain in a way that goes against Communism? Have you legitimately thought beyond pure vibes in your head?

How does one “easily seize power” in a democratically controlled system, moreso than a top-down oriented one like Capitalism?

Cowbee,

No, I think we disagree here. Pure Communism is a good thing, it just takes time to build it. What the USSR had was a flawed version of Marxism-Leninism, which even if replicated today would not have the same set of issues it faced uniquely due to civil war, WWII, and Stalin. I don’t want a recreation of the USSR either, but I do want Communism as the end goal.

The Free Market is a sham and the profit motive results in stagnation, consumerism, Imperialism, and a lack of choice. Competition is only a good thing in the context of Capitalism and Markets. Social Safety Nets are not Worker Ownership of the Means of Production.

What you’re advocating for is Social Democracy, which is well and good compared to most Capitalist systems, but is straight up inferior to actual Socialism, as essentially its Capitalism but with band-aids.

Cowbee,

Is that what I said? Do you think I’m talking about Vanguardism?

Cowbee,

So same as Capitalism, but without the democracy. Sounds like Communism is better.

Cowbee,

Yes.

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