Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agoWhat's your opinion on communism?message-squaremessage-square214linkfedilinkarrow-up194arrow-down111
arrow-up183arrow-down1message-squareWhat's your opinion on communism?Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square214linkfedilink
minus-squarebstix@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down4·3 months 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-up9arrow-down1·3 months 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-up5·3 months 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