1. Marx agreed that capitalism is very good at rapid economic growth, which is why Lenin implemented the NEP and Deng Xiaoping implemented the liberal reforms. So why abandon that completely for the system like in Cuba or North Korea which are very inefficient and grow slowly?

  2. Norway, Sweden, Iceland etc are the best places to live on earth. Clearly social democracy has provided the goods. Of course in recent years, due to neoliberalism, those countries are not as great places to live anymore, but they are still the best in the world. So why are you against social democracy if when implemented correctly, it is the best system we have seen? Communism also if not implemented correctly produced horrific results, its all about the implementation. Ideas alone are not enough.

  3. The vast majority of workers do not want communism. How will you try to establish communism democratically when people dont want it? When people say they want socialism, they usually talk about social programs or nationalization of key industries, rather than implementing Cuba or North Korea economy, no one wants that.

EDIT : I have another question. Are communists willing to work with social-democrats? Obviously neoliberalism and fascism are bigger threats, so wouldnt it make sense to vote for and support social democrats like AOC in USA or Corbyn in UK or Mélenchon in France?

  • spectre [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    I consider that a big compliment, thank you comrade.

    I notice that many of our fellow posters on here often get bogged down in theory and getting everything "correct" to their understanding which makes things complicated. When we're talking with people who aren't familiar with all this complicated stuff, I think it's better to simplify things and get them on track to the "next" question/concept, since it's going to take a lot of time anyway. You can probably pick out what I'm trying to lead our friend sozial toward in my posts fairly easily. It's on them to research more or ask more questions, but at least they know what they are looking for whenever it pops up.

    Makes it a lot easier that they are on the right track anyway.