Maybe I'm judgemental but I can't understand realizing the horrors of capitalism and then deciding your response to that is to fuck off and live in the woods (so to speak). I haven't encountered or read about any communes that are actively committed to pushing people to socialism or engaging in meaningful praxis, feel free to own me if you know of any. Generally I see it as only caring about yourself/people you approve of, and I'd rather see comrades sticking around and working for everyone, idk. Are you even interacting with the proletariat on your commune?
Also there's a component of communes that relies on the protection from/indirectly benefits from the state that I can't quite articulate right now, but basically in my opinion you're still benefiting from capitalism/the state while also doing very little to fight it if you turn to communes
Idk why ToeCheese says fuck communes, but I've heard that in way too many of them, the division of housework between men and women is totally unequal. Hearing women complaining that the guys in their commune were doing drugs and having a good time while they were scrubbing the floors and shit really soured me on the idea.
Gross. If we could not replicate patriarchal bullshit like that, that'd be great.
I've heard of a lot of communes dissolving over issues of financial stability or personal disagreements or the death of the cult leader but not "dudes completely failing to rock." Can't say I'm totally shocked though.
Wait, why fuck communes?
Maybe I'm judgemental but I can't understand realizing the horrors of capitalism and then deciding your response to that is to fuck off and live in the woods (so to speak). I haven't encountered or read about any communes that are actively committed to pushing people to socialism or engaging in meaningful praxis, feel free to own me if you know of any. Generally I see it as only caring about yourself/people you approve of, and I'd rather see comrades sticking around and working for everyone, idk. Are you even interacting with the proletariat on your commune?
Also there's a component of communes that relies on the protection from/indirectly benefits from the state that I can't quite articulate right now, but basically in my opinion you're still benefiting from capitalism/the state while also doing very little to fight it if you turn to communes
Idk why ToeCheese says fuck communes, but I've heard that in way too many of them, the division of housework between men and women is totally unequal. Hearing women complaining that the guys in their commune were doing drugs and having a good time while they were scrubbing the floors and shit really soured me on the idea.
inb4 Not All Communes
my lesbian commune will not have this problem, instead the housework will be divided unequally between butches and femmes 😌
oh yeah, its pillow princess time
Gross. If we could not replicate patriarchal bullshit like that, that'd be great.
I've heard of a lot of communes dissolving over issues of financial stability or personal disagreements or the death of the cult leader but not "dudes completely failing to rock." Can't say I'm totally shocked though.