• SkyeStarfall
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    I think the point is more that there’s a ton of focus on the evils on non-capitalist systems, but no mention of capitalist evils

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      My point is, the genocide that was the planned famine has nothing to do do with communism the economic system and was a result of a fascist dictator. Capitalism is fucking awful, and trying to erase Soviet atrocities to make it look worse in comparison is not only evil but completely unnecessary.

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          Which former civilization reached that stage? I cannot think of a single one. And almost all of the countries that are around now that used to be communist are either no longer communist or communist in name only.

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            Communism is a stage of civilizational development, no “country” will ever reach it or has reached it. It will be international. It requires a highly advanced and productive industrial socialist economy to be realized.

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              And what anthropological studies are you basic this conclusion on?

              If it’s a stage of civilizational development, you should be able to find evidence.

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                Does the fact capitalism didn’t exist in certain periods of human history mean it literally could not exist in the future? Communism is a classless, stateless, moneyless society, fufilling the principle, “From each according to their ability, to each according to their need.” The argument is that communism will be achieved through an incredibly productive socialist economy, the problem with capitalism as a productive mode is that its internal contradictions make communism unreachable.

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                  So no studies and no evidence.

                  Also, you seem to think that the only two options for a civilization are capitalism or communism, which just shows a complete ignorance of history, and possibly economics.

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                    Very kind comment. Definitionally, communism describes a stage of civilizational development, what study do I need to prove that? That’s literally what the word means.

                    Capitalism is a mode of production. The next mode of production after capitalism will be socialism.

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              I remember learning this in school and it was around then that I realized it will never happen.