Y'all think comunism could actually work?

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Communism, as it's been historically implemented, has always faced the same fundamental problem: the idea of a centralized authority that controls everything in the name of equality, but inevitably ends up concentrating power in the hands of a few. This contradiction is baked into its DNA. In theory, it sounds like a dream, but in practice, it's been a nightmare of authoritarianism, inefficiency, and human rights abuses. Every time it’s been tried, it's been distorted into something that has very little to do with Marx's original vision. So, no, I don’t think it could work in the way its advocates hope.
And capitalism? It’s not working either, absolutely, but it’s worked for a few people really well, so it gets defended by the powerful. The issue with capitalism is that it inherently creates inequality and exploits the masses. You can dress it up with all the tech innovations and market solutions you want, but when a system prioritizes profit over people, you’re going to end up with a society that values money over well-being, creativity, or any deeper sense of fulfillment.
What we're really left with is the uncomfortable truth that neither system can truly address the deep inequalities and dysfunctions that characterize our societies today.

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I mean, it depends on which variety of communism you're thinking of. Classic USSR-esque communism? For a while, but it would be awful for your average Joe. Anarcho-communism (no leader, no government, self-organising)? It would be the ideal future, but once you try to get a large enough region involved (think a small country), it'll likely cave the second you get any external pressure. If you mean what China has going on, that isn't even communism by any definition of the word. The closest we can probably get to while maintaining our current society without a bloody revolution and millions of deaths would likely be anarcho-capitalism, as terrible of a system as it is. Just my two cents.

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It would work if there were no opposition, and opposition is eternal and natural to human beings, it will ALWAYS exist. Just as we want to destroy the right, the opposite happens, like the bunch of corrupt right-wingers who had disguised themselves in the middle, for example, from countries that had experiences close to communism.

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I'm thinking Democratic socialist, but IDK. I just want people to have the basic necessities like food, housing, and healthcare for free or at a low cost. I'm still doing research, but capitalism is definitely not working. I wonder if capitalism would work better without patriarchy and white supremacy.

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I'm personally anti government, at least big government. I just mean, logically, the more people under one government, the less personal it becomes and the more easily people's needs get tossed aside.
I feel like an anarchistic, sort of tribal communities would be better. I mean, that's largely how modern homo sapien societies functioned for majority of our existence. Approximately 300,000 years ago was when modern humans cropped up. They lived in migratory hunter gatherer groups up until roughly 30,000 years ago when agriculture techniques were being discovered and implemented. Agriculture slowly led to larger sedentary societies where governments controlled the crops and livestock. Slowly, people became more reliant on the government for survival (mass hunting wildlife for game or control tactics certainly helped remove an uncontrolled food source).

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it only takes one or more people that implement the system to corrupt it

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