Why I became a Communist (and why you should too)

[@BalkanOdyssey_]

Sources for further reading and watching: *Marxist theory - for beginners to read* Friedrich Engels - Socialism, utopian & scientific (96 pages) Friedrich Engels - The principles of communism (40 pages) Albert Einstein - Why socialism? (Short article) Karl Marx - Wage labour and capital (70 pages) Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx - The communist manifesto (42 pages) Vladimir Lenin - State and revolution (105 pages) Friedrich Engels - Origin of the family, private property and the state (240 pages) *Marxist theory - for beginners to watch* The Marxist Project - Fundamentals of Marx: Dialectics (kzbin.info/www/bejne/fX-rq4mbeJydm7s) The Marxist Project - Fundamentals of Marx: Materialism (kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqrdd6p-e7OSeKssi=rGdZ1jd3Ok99Clkj) The Marxist Project - Fundamentals of Marx: Historical materialism (kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXLZp6R6oJKbg6csi=YR-VpNZiq87MKMPu) Marxism Today - Utopian socialism and scientific socialism (kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWqlYqZsfZ5oq8U) Marxism Today - Base and Superstructure: The Marxist Analysis of Society (kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3S2eHp3ibych8Usi=eyD2ap-HRIdZSqJr) Marxism Today - What is social class? (kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX7dlph-gsqcr9ksi=8bPssgiNkRa9HJHM) **About Marxism - for beginners to watch* Second Thought - Marxism for absolute beginners (kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKGupKydl7N_ipYsi=uBiGsmxNg0IxifF5) Marxism Today - What is communism? (kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqSzg6VpgtlgqKc) Wisecrack - Jordan Peterson doesn’t understand Marx (kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6Svc5ltrqZ6odUsi=MFSmWJu9_pHOqWns) Wisecrack - Who is afraid of Marx? (kzbin.info/www/bejne/apvLaYB4pcmjb9E) Balkan Odyssey - Everything you know about history is (probably) wrong (kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZLOqaR9m6l_l5I) Balkan Odyssey - Are you afraid of Communism? (kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2i3oYGno5iWrMksi=3Hw4q0azLF1qpmq-) *Why capitalism sucks - for beginners to read* Albert Einstein - Why socialism? (Short article) Karl Marx - Wage labour and capital (70 pages) Karl Marx - Value, price and profit (64 pages) Karl Marx - Das Kapital, Volume 1 (1152 pages) David Harvey - Seventeen contradictions and the end of capitalism (352 pages) John Smith - Imperialism in the 21st century (382 pages) Zak Cope - The wealth of (some) nations (260 pages) *Why capitalism sucks - for beginners to watch* Balkan Odyssey - Defending capitalism is (kinda) pathetic (kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGWvgIt5bsiWhLMsi=5w4FfbCPtxRmAzB-) Balkan Odyssey - Capitalism killed (at least) 3.4 billion people (kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2avfquOeJ2kjcksi=hoEv0cJahC_RFREu) Second Thought - Why are so many people losing faith in capitalism? (kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKbRaGuwlMRroNksi=UwMAVr3sTkiQb9eG) Second Thought - How capitalism robs the world (kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWakqWCmqLWNZ8ksi=AYmPMpRSv-HJMSzP) Second Thought - How capitalism causes loneliness (kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKi0dKGiqdVsotEsi=rqcJ4KoqTpnHca_e) Second Thought - Why work is getting worse (kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWrYlmaGbbihnbMsi=M7__dpBh60jsClVl) Second Thought - Why you actually don’t own anything under capitalism (kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXXGg3lmqKqjpposi=c1fmKUFpx18J1dSy) Second Thought - How capitalism exploits natural disasters (kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4TPZ4KJrZiMY5osi=psSpv3k0AKI2Yg4O) Second Thought - Capitalism is destroying us - The new climate report (kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqe1pYF9jJ50oM0si=SRerFoqrpjVeZ7Xr) Second Thought - Does capitalism really drive innovation? (kzbin.info/www/bejne/pn_LlX6miayZd7csi=2jqgD9GIZthFW5cr) Second Thought - Thy myth of capitalist peace (kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnLJp6evlLyBjbMsi=zfFAvY_Ubwby8guR) Second Thought - Why it’s so hard to imagine life after capitalism (kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpKkhKSGo9Wka7ssi=t9ehDQm5xkV5rBX2) Second Thought - Is capitalism really in human nature? (kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJPOfneYZs99edksi=KBylKkKev8VDZVl7) *Beyond capitalism - reading recommendations* Mark Fisher - Capitalist realism (81) Peter Cockshott - Towards a new socialism (240) Aaron Bastani - Fully automated luxury communism (208 pages) Peter Frase - Four futures: Life after capitalism (160 pages) Leigh Phillips & Michal Rozworski - People’s Republic of Walmart (160 pages) *Fear of communism - reading recommendations* Rosa Luxemburg - Social Reform or Revolution? (112 pages) Michael Parenti - Blackshirts and Reds (165 pages) William Blum - Killing hope: US military & CIA interventians since WW2 (391 pages) The Triumph of Evil: The Reality of the Usa's Cold War Victory (372 pages) US Provides Military Assistance to 73 Percent of World’s Dictatorships (Article) Fear of communism - watching recommendations* Second Thought - Why Social-Democracy isn't good enough (kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioPUZKOiZpx2bq8si=-PzhN_Co_aZeLIn2) Second Thought - How capitalism destroys radical movements (kzbin.info/www/bejne/babGd2V_mq-HnKcsi=2nMTRsh3TNbehDcj) Second Thought - The CIA is a terrorist organization (kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWPOmXSjgrl0oKssi=iaLdHKuaRHbUSJLE) Yugopnik - Why are Americans so afraid of Socialism? The Red Scare analyzed (kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5PUlGyuj7tkpKcsi=8zgZ5ujc5ge7M1SY) Marxism Today - Why democratic socialism isn't enough (kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3_KZXmCqZp_l5Isi=FOJWBxzPHNVX-UJB) Empire Files - Anti-Communism: America's Unofficial Religion (kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqvRnaNjedyaidksi=34VIREOyh6l05Th_) *Socialist successes - reading recommendations* Capitalism, socialism, and the physical quality of life (Scientific study) Michael Parenti - Blackshirts and reds (165 pages) Kristen R. Ghodsee - Why women have better sex under socialism (183 pages) Pat Sloan - Soviet Democracy (305 pages) Beatrice Webb - Soviet communism: a new civilisation? (552 pages) Albert Szymanski - Human rights in the Soviet Union (352 pages) Terry Martin - The affirmative action empire (496 pages) *Socialist successes - watching recommendations* Hakim - "Socialism always fails" is a stupid argument (kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHe4dGOLjMyXfbssi=lo_QLuTPMsagOsUo) Hakim - Will life be better under socialism? (kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3Pan4NqrNecZtUsi=7_izrGOSg9JT_3nO) ChemicalMind - The greatest innovations of the Soviet Union (kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3TYfmacbtKapLcsi=i4YO3l5frH7vBx5O) ChemicalMind - There Are Plenty of Positive Works About the USSR, Actually (kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYKknXxsf6-rZ6csi=EPV8FuN57NiwWfhY) Second Thought - Can there be innovation under socialism? (kzbin.info/www/bejne/o17JiZR7aqqIotksi=opS-KfpX5uoQGMYZ) Second Thought - Why would anyone work under socialism? (kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWqmd4OVap2geMUsi=fpOV70wQvNcko9tL) *Anti-communism debunked - watching recommendations* Spooky Scary Socialist - Debunking Every Anti-Communist Argument Ever (kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5vafWSjiNeDgqMsi=-pRegG0M_ZCLbJ_d) ChemicalMind - Socialist State Myths and Misconceptions: Debunked (kzbin.info/www/bejne/rofZeoaJoblkrbssi=5nWwbrUd7xLAc6k_) Balkan Odyssey - Totalitarianism is a colossal lie (kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXOapHqkf9Z8m9Esi=PQySyb6aGqv_tSUB) Balkan Odyssey - Communism is the opposite of utopian (kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2fFgYqhbKqrqbMsi=ZdAUqIwqjz9b0TF1) Balkan Odyssey - Why is Communism so depressing and grey? (kzbin.info/www/bejne/fofdmKeIpcSMqqssi=elQKOv6yoRiTL9dS) Politsturm International - Top 5 Myths About The Soviet Union (kzbin.info/www/bejne/enzclmOLnbt7q80si=-jHNd45jjIZtlKVC) Politsturm International - Five Myths About Communism (kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5DFqWqGfL17jKssi=TzrBQa0hwhicEMMC) Fredda - Why Whatifalthist is a Failed Historian: Debunking his WEIRD Communism Video (kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZqydWOom92lrqM) Yugopnik - "But What About HumanNature!?" is the Dumbest Conservative Argument. (kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZyakKp7ZaybjK8si=wVUuyaWVnwZ1xmvV) Second Thought - Do Socialists Just Want To Take Your Stuff? (kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaPPkHaLrbxkarssi=AHSm43BmrvWT_O_B) Second Thought - The secret Marxist conspiracy (kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4KnkH95nap5jposi=EGu7KIbXqDavGiTL) Second Thought - Were The Nazis Socialist? (kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmrIq2mtaqeIg68si=QipjKYxPST_nsNmI) *Capitalist hypocrisy - watching recommendations* Hakim - America never stood for freedom (kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJicmX2ddtiBeq8si=QShp0vlgV5aJfJkF) Balkan Odyssey - Why is communism so depressing and grey? (kzbin.info/www/bejne/fofdmKeIpcSMqqssi=AWLIPVW0H7iWEWP9) Second Thought - You're not immune to propaganda (kzbin.info/www/bejne/mp2Vl6GNftF3kMksi=GefSOt2gy_a_zG1m) Second Thought - Why the US prison system is the worst in the developed world (kzbin.info/www/bejne/jX_LnYuLd7N9hqcsi=JnWvujcKnKBYvP4t) Second Thought - How capitalism destroyed Russia (kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6OxgpiPjtuUmMksi=kNWYkuLAIJoGpCaM) Second Thought - Is the US becoming a dystopia? (kzbin.info/www/bejne/d567gmakhqd4arcsi=j-1k9Bk_damqyPKu)

[@ravenouself4181]

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[@RandomLuck12345]

Wow that alot

[@zoraida168]

How can i save a comment? Cuz damn this is a great resource. Edit: Also if there is a website or similar to find where to read the written recommendations that would be great, since they are rather hard to find otherwise in some countries. (For those looking, most of them you can find by putting "pdf" next to the name and for the scientific articles by putting the doi of the article into scihub (if it isn't blocked in your country))

[@Andrearuch97]

COPY AND PASTE IT ON A WORKSHEET@@zoraida168

[@Red-v8z2y]

@@zoraida168 try just searching the book name the add pdf. Try the archive or Gutenberg. There’s loads of free resources for books out there

[@andrewanastasovski1609]

The weirdest part about immersive propaganda is that I feel like a crazy person for saying I'm a communist to people that actually agree with me about economics and freedom, but still somehow hold on to the belief that I'm just deficient or lazy for my impoverished circumstances. It's absurd to understand these issues, and still believe that all the people in precarious circumstances are individually at fault.

[@logans3365]

If a man cuts off your legs, it’s not your fault that you can no longer walk, your not more lazy compared to your fellow man, you simply are not granted the same resources and opportunities. It’s the same thing when capitalist hoard majority of the wealth and resources, and then used that power to sabotage everyone else. We couldn’t run within this system even if we tired, we have to take our legs back first.

[@lostbutfreesoul]

Having encountered those people, it always becomes the same argument: Welfare Queens Exist... so we have to end these programs! To which I respond: So.... you want to get rid of all programs that are helping staving families survive because one person might abuse it? That is a big problem I have with Americans, they seem to want a perfect system that can't be abused or nothing at all. It has become my goal to get them to the same spot I am, to see those abusing these systems as a potential negative that is worth all the benefits. Not to demand crippling regulations and harsh punishments for those that are caught but to understand that may just a cost of doing business, one that is more then worth it for the benefits to humanity as a whole. Besides: It isn't like our current systems lack abusers, just ask the 1% how to pay taxes....

[@ThrownCarp]

I literally just went through this: A leftist friend of mine treated me as though I was somehow insane for thinking communism was valid in any way. Jeez, I think I nearly flipflopped back to being a socdem...

[@MeikaiX]

Dang. I'm proud af to say it because it catches people off guard lol

[@ThrownCarp]

@MeikaiX yeah but I got compared to a Nazi for being dogmatically communist. Point taken tho

[@stasacab]

I looked at the balance of my bank account and became a Communist. I was not 1%, not national or international. I was part of global middle class. I have the view that making people poor until our early grave is a cruel and unjust punishment and cannot happen in civilized society. We do not accept child brides, child soldiers, burning of widows or other human sacrifices, why should we think poverty is any more acceptable.

[@TheHonestPeanut]

Is communism is the answer to human rights violations?

[@RandomLuck12345]

​@@TheHonestPeanutYes

[@warthoggoulags1679]

just learn how to invest money and stop being a slave, becoming communist just makes you another type of slave.

[@TheHonestPeanut]

@@RandomLuck12345 how?

[@ramenbomberdeluxe4958]

@@TheHonestPeanut Because even under socialism, the common masses are actually cared for and given a fair shake, there's ideally no sort of private/corporate exploitation either.

[@Gravata_Prata]

I think we all on the path to radicalize ourselves passed through an inicial phase of curiosity: what it is about? And when you get to hear what it actually means, it becomes way easier to dig deeper into what it says and to fully become a communist.

[@andrewreynolds912]

I became a socialist not s communist

[@thegethconsensus393]

I don’t think communism is attainable because I doubt a stateless society is possible. However, I believe we can eliminate class and money from society through sufficient automation. I view communism as a guiding light for humanity, a goal to work towards. It doesn’t matter if it’s attainable because civilization will improve so long as we are trying to move in that direction. Does that make me a communist or a socialist? I guess it doesn’t really matter because we have the same objectives.

[@BalkanOdyssey_]

I was a huge skeptic myself initially, kept spouting the same nonsense all over again - not because i truly believed it, but because being contrarian boosts your ego and makes you feel smart, realistic and "grounded"

[@andrewreynolds912]

@Dastardly1 I mean socialism and communism are similar but There still different things even if socialism is less rigid and more flexible than communism

[@andrewreynolds912]

@Dastardly1 or socialism I mean socialism should be the one to replace capitalism in my opinion

[@theresbob8878]

I'm 80 years and learned about Marxism/Socialism/Communism at my father's knee. He was an educated, well-read, depression era communist. I am admiring your knowledge and excellent explanation on the merits of socialism/communism. Well done, and "Come the revolution...".

[@Gruhbb]

communism is dying but ok boomer

[@Red-vm2vu]

Communism will only work when the whole world becomes communism

[@Red-vm2vu]

Everyone will have equal rights and salaries

[@KaarleKuus]

​@@Red-vm2vuExcept minorities

[@pavel8485]

​@@Red-vm2vuhahaha what's the problem about equal rights?

[@nanashi420]

Growing up poor and seeing the aftermath of myself and my family was what did it for me, but only after a lot of self education. Then, I realized that my country has ruined the lives of countless families like my own, inside and outside of our countries. I blamed my mom as a kid, but I realized that she was one of many people who were left to rot by the people who were meant to care for all of us equally. I became an adult, and I quickly realized that my only goal in life is to ensure that no child will ever grow up the way I did or worse. I also want to see a world where no man or animal will be treated as nothing more than a tool.

[@TheHonestPeanut]

What are you doing to manifest those oaths?

[@nanashi420]

@TheHonestPeanut I work out every day, engage with theory (not as often as i probably should), and educate myself on the circumstances of as many different types of people as possible. I offer kindness to everyone I meet and try to spread my mentality to break down the stereotypes of communism.

[@caralho5237]

@@nanashi420 And you never, under any circumstances, mention Holodomor

[@nanashi420]

@caralho5237 I do bring up holodomor, it's an important historical fact that showcases various problems with the past of socialism. You can't expect any ideology to be free from mistakes. No socialist leader has been the same as any other. They are simply humans. What I will say is that they are still better than any president of the US or any royal family out there. They fought for people, and while they may have done incredibly awful things in the pursuit of their own goals, which we may never fully understand, the US has done far worse than any of it. Those things are not meant to be suppressed. Any genuine socialist will look at a situation such as the holodomor and use it as a valuable lesson for the future to improve upon our ideology. We can separate the good and the bad from each individual to learn from them in separate ways. How can you criticize these situations in specific when the United Fruit Company massacred villages for cheaper bananas and the US destabilized the Middle East over assumptions of WMDs and a blatant hatred for the people. Every country, every religion, every race, has had some form of dark past, what we need to do is learn from that past and develop a better world, not demonize that group directly for a lifetime and prevent any genuine growth. My fight is not for communism in specific, my fight is for humanity. I want a world in which no child fears bombings, community is placed above the individual, and everyone is housed, fed, and offered a job, as well as various options for building a better life. Unfortunately, we will never get there if the majority of people can't stand the idea of their hyperindividualism being stripped away in favor of a better life for everyone. What is the point of our existence if we allow children to die, women to be raped, men to repress emotions. It creates a sad world that I would rather die than live in, which is why I choose to fight against it in hopes that I can see my effort pay off. I want a world that is better for the most people possible, and it just so happens that communism fits that description, at least in theory. Until we change things, our existence is useless. People will call others barbaric while participating in a primal society that requires constant growth to be satiated. If we stay where we are now, all of human history will be no more than an ember that took far too long to burn out, I'd like to believe that my existence serves a purpose, and I'd like to help every single person find that purpose as well. Not through blind support for any ideology, but through sturdy support for the interests of humanity.

[@MrTechVO]

So who's gonna take care for those people like your mother, if you get rid of those who left her rot? Wouldn't she still be rotting?

[@Dvir226]

It's insane how many commies are in the comment section.

[@Horseyh]

Fr, people don't know how hard it was for certain groups to live through communism. For example Lithuania, like 1/3rd (I'm not sure) of the population which were actually teachers or someone just a bit smarter than average were sent to concentration camps in the north

[@nirobahmed3719]

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[@GriffinB0Y]

@@nirobahmed3719we literally discussed that on our previous history lesson in Moscow. I knew it before, but officially approximately 5m people went through GULAG. They were more like slaves. My grand grandfather were killed there. Almost every Russian(post-soviet nation) has at least one relative who were killed or seriously injured by stalin’s regime. It’s funny to hear from grownups how USSR is hell good, then hearing a story when instead one bread they got two after standing 3 hours line. Stealth confiscation, executions-that’s what this shit associated with. Lack of food has leaded to more than 4m death ONLY IN UKRAINE during Holodomor. Fuck communism, buddy. I appreciate that I was born in democratic period where I have a right to vote, speak, eat, exist.

[@nirobahmed3719]

@@GriffinB0Y thanks bud, informative

[@The_germanArtist]

i live in Germany, in the former east german region and i must say that we never really recovered from privitasation, trough the Treuhand, which sold of most of east german industry to west germans to laughtable prices, just that they mostly desolved their competition they brought in most cases, many lost their jobs, industry was lost and social services declined and our political wishes often get ignored for west german policy. it feels more like an annexation than an equall unification. Many Germans destinglish themself as east or west germans, especally in the east. Capitalisim took so much from us than socialisim. we had a worse accsess to most goods, wich can be acounted for the cold war and sanctions on the eastern block, but most public services were better, like healthcare, infrastructure, education and housing, aswell as nearly 0% jobblessness and better gender equallity.

[@ramenbomberdeluxe4958]

Ahh, yeah, that’s really rough, here’s to hoping Germany may one day revitalize it’s passion for socialism again. And before anyone gets cute with me, I mean actual socialism, not the funny pinwheel club.

[@user-ly1fk9kk9d]

"Gender equality". Illegalisation of abortion and homophobia were common things between communist countries, not the contemporan european countries.

[@ramenbomberdeluxe4958]

​@@user-ly1fk9kk9d Can you retype that in a less messy manner? I'm not trying to be mean, I really dont know what point you're making. If you're suggesting gender equality and illegalizing homophobia are bad things, then uhh...yikes my guy. Also, many socialist countries literally had it better for women than capitalist ones because among other things, socialism also promotes gender equality. Homophobia was a thing in many of those countries too of course, but thats not the gotcha you think it is, because even today, many capitalist countries face ramapnt homophobia, transphobia, etc.

[@angusmcfife6700]

The most ridiculous thing about east an west Germany is, that some still blame socialism as the reason why the east is less developed now. The east had 40 years of socialism and a staggering development during that time (considering its starting position). What has more than 30 years of capitalism done to that region?

[@tenhayz1889]

@@ramenbomberdeluxe4958 I think he meant homophobia was rampant and abortion illegal in communist countries.

[@tobekindlyunkind]

I started working at the age of 17 to help out at home and I have been through about 4 companies since 2019. I saw paychecks, how work is done, I've met CEOs,... and I became a communist.

[@koz3ris252]

you became communist because you coulnd't handle fucking basic job? communism is associated whit retardism, no wonder you guys have 82iq on average.

[@ecnalms851]

Sounds like anti-corporatism to me. Remember, you'll still have to work under communism/socialism. (Btw: Communism is impossible - a stateless, classless, and moneyless society wouldn't work and can't exist) While you may prefer Communism, hierarchy would naturally come about - the phrase of "first amongst equals" comes to mind

[@Dev-uc1sk]

​@@ecnalms851communism is not impossible, secondly there is no problem with working, but how the workers are treated and how little they get for their work is the difference between communism and capitalism

[@bigrob7776]

😂😂😂😂 I guarantee you sweetheart, you don’t know the FUCKING HALF of running a business. Harder then just getting payed a lot🤓

[@Meatlord69]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@digitalabilia]

Svaka čast Brate.

[@xy22]

*Druže

[@fsafssfafsasfa]

I really can't argue with you, I don't know enough about the whole thing, but If I had to choose between living in a communist country and a capitalist one, I'd choose the capitalist one.

[@theswagman1263]

Would you rather live as an average person in Cuba or any other capitalist Carribbean nation? When people think of a "capitalist country" they think of Europe or the USA, despite the majority of nations globally having most of their population live in pretty terrible poverty under capitalism. It seems stupid to me comparing the USA to USSR for example, of course the USA had a better average standard of life as the longstanding capitalist superpower, compared to a nation which was a feudal backwater before its revolution.

[@Phos7x]

I respect you admitting you don't know enough about it to argue, but at the same time please do consider that the fact that you not knowing as much might contribute to your choice of Capitalism over Communism. I'm saying this in the most well-meaning way possible. This is not an insult or anything. That being said, I really recommend that when you see someone argue some points and you can't argue against it, start studying the subject. Even if you're against what's being argued for, at least study so you can see *why* you're against it. And who knows, maybe when you read about the topic a lot, you might see why that person was arguing for it.

[@Bismarine5712]

​@@theswagman1263 and the fact that former communist states were exploited and kept poor by capitalist states. The caputalist states became richer because they exploited the ones who became comminusts. Plus the capitalist states (mainly Germany) destroyed the soon to be communist countries cities and industry. The eastern block had be build up from basically nothing. So what they achieved in that 40 years period is pretty impressive. In Hungary the last remaining positive things were implemented by the communist government. After we recovered from WW2 there were no homelessnes, child poverty nor unemployment. Now in the capitalist regime we have all three and everybody leaves the country as soon as they finish education. I am out of Hungary as well because capitalism exploited my homaland beyond repair

[@theswagman1263]

@@Bismarine5712 it's terrible what capitalist restoration did to eastern Europe. And all these negative consequences get blamed on the "failure of socialism"

[@TrueSpace61]

​@@theswagman1263just look at when they were communist: it was awesome.

[@Akirarira]

My parents grew up in poverty while working hard, they had me very young, and every story I hear from them is a thought in "food, health and hygiene is something basic that everyone should receive, why the fuck can't people have basic rights?" This is so basic and I think it's so selfish and ignorant that people PAY TOO MUCH to have HUMAN RIGHTS We live in capitalism, many people in Brazil (where I live) live in extreme poverty because they are unable to have basic access to EDUCATION. We went from 3 to almost 4 dictatorships, fascist governments, And other HORRIBLE things. I don't know why there are people who believe that late capitalism is the 'best system'

[@kooshappreciator4773]

skill issue

[@david-yi6dm]

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[@elizabethasenova31]

It is not the system. It's the people who make the system. I lived in communism in Bulgaria, and all of us were equally poor except for the ruling "elite". Now I live in Canada in "capitalism," and I love it.

[@Grf.ithBrsk]

There was no communism in Bulgaria. In fact, communism never has been put in practice since it requires no state, social class and money. In addition to that, by the 70's ~ 80's USSR and their "puppet states" started transitioning into capitalism, thus after Stalin all soviet leader were revisionists lol. Anyways, Canada is a great country to live in not because of capitalism, but because its investments in education and stuff.

[@den8863]

Canada is great because it is a free market with SOME good social services provided by taxes government. The economy is to complex to have everything run by one government with all the power enforcing their power in a brutal way. It’s been tried dozens of times, all brutal.

[@tonyjoka2346]

I m an Eastern European who used to believe in communism until I grew up got a job learned about communist economics and realised how i"iotic what your trying to argue is. The issue with the whole video is that on the surface it offers a compelling interrogation of established oppinion on communism, but the issue is the facts are cherry picked and flaws with capitalism are never compared with their communist equivalents to create a more concise understanding of the two when putted againts each other, this in turn allows the narrator to twist much of the information presented to give a very limited and idealistic presentation of communism. So the video doesn't state anyting outright false but it is very propagandist in the way it ignores key facts to construct a narrow understanding of this issue.

[@MelAegis]

As a fellow eastern european I agree, I believe that capitalism is the best we have. It is nowhere near being perfect, but it is what we have.

[@RF666]

i genuinely want every communist to anwser me this question: if communism is so good, why has it never worked in practice? as an eastern european who comes from and lives in slovakia, a country that used to be communist, my country is a perfect example of how communism doesnt work.

[@itsmwambintime4254]

@@RF666 Because it wasn't democratic. One of the core ideals is to be more democratic to avoid power abuse, which doesn't work if the government is not democratic

[@ciberneticofp]

Communism will never work because that implies that the people wil always do the correct thing, and never be corrupted. So you are so innocent, or you've never worked in an office.

[@tetrusadima]

​@@itsmwambintime4254 even if it is democratic it doesn't work. If people vote on something in communism and the ruling neo burgeoise communist class sees it as a loss for their power they will immediately call it anti socialist anti marxist immoral and start murdering people with their state apparatus of brainless drones composed out of "police", "state security" and others. I have many examples from my country which used to be communist where people of good faith such as engineers or doctors were murdered because they pointed disastreous flaws in projects, institutions or procedures that were killing people, wasting money or unprofitable. Communists are anti nature, in my country they changed the landscape by cutting forests and drying wetlands to "iNcReAsE pRoDucTioN" which even today is an ecological disaster. In Russia they destroyed the biggest fresh water lake and a whole ecosystem for cotton. Whererver a moronic "communist" goes not even grass grows.

[@jaqb2800]

As a Polish person, I know more and less about the history of PPR (in PL, PRL). I don't think communism will ever work if you want freedom of speech, human rights, and your dignity. In my opinion, this system is kind of excellent in its purest form, but it is still a utopian system. Human greed is the biggest problem with this form of government. How much time has passed in the USSR since communists came to power for the USSR to become an authoritarian, expansionist, and dictatorial country? You can't expect that all the ruling people will try to be fair and selfless. What about citizens? Will you expect them not to want to improve their living conditions or earn more money? How about authorities that want to stay in power? They always used all of their tools to stay where they were. In the Polish People's Republic, the only way to get a better life was to suck up to the authorities and local government. Then you will get a position as a politician or political activist; except for this, you didn't have any other option. What about those who weren't communists? They protested, and they got pacified. Another problem is poor economic development. China has a kind of interesting example. They are communist in type of government but kind of capitalistic and corporatist in economics. Communism itself has stopped working there, and the Chinese authorities have to reform and use capitalist economic elements for the country to develop. So it is still communism? And there is another question. Is there freedom of speech? Journalists in Hong Kong say otherwise. I will say this again. Communism is a UTOPIAN system, and all utopian systems don't work because of human nature. Sorry, English is not my first language...

[@mapoch9000]

how can you say communism isn't working when USSR grew from a destroyed by world and civil wars remain of half-medieval country to one of the two superpowers on Earth?

[@GoldenRedder]

mapoch9000 The ussr relied on imperialism to maintain its status.

[@mapoch9000]

​@@GoldenRedder ok, but how it achieved this status? how a country grew to an industrial giant even before 1939?

[@randomuser3481]

“Freedom of speech” is pure idealism, even the “free democracies” will repress their opponents if they amass enough support

[@randomuser3481]

@@GoldenRedderAmazing how neoliberals have started trying to co-opt that kind of language, speaking about “decolonizing” any country that dares oppose Western imperialist domination

[@sesameoil0009]

I've been getting this video in my recommended a couple times even after already listening to the whole thing. I like to look in the comments and look at what others have to say either it be for or against communism. That being said I like to hold a neutral stance when listening to an opposing view from one I hold, or even try and see from their perspective of what they may see and what I do not. I feel like writing some thoughts of mine here. Bare with me though i am running on sleep from yesterday, thank you. I'll admit I don't talk to communists or really interact with people with those ideas that often if at all, the comment section here is where I've been looking at what these kind of people have to say as of late. But from what i can tell from face value is that advocates of communism don't mention failures or even try to be a devils advocate. Granted I didn't delve too deep into the 1,500+ comments on the video but that's from what I can tell. Originally i was going to write a whole paragraph of the good and bad of captialism and communism but that would take too long. Instead i am going to give some things i would like to ask about be it to the uploader of the video, and/or people who agree or disagree with either economic model. 1. Why did China's "Great Leap forward" fail? 2. How much freedom do you have under a communist government? 3. Has capitalism put down more than it brought up in developed countries like Germany or the US? and why? 4. Which benefits the common man more? Again these questions are for about anyone, leave a comment focusing on any amount of these questions and i may or may not try to discuss with you. I am open to discourse. A message to Balkan Odyssey: Idk how long I have been subscribed to your channel, but I was subbed before this video uploaded. I've seen you've been replying and hearting comments on this video 19 hour before i even started writing this, so.. Great quality of content. I really do appreciate the effort that was put into this video to make it utmost enjoyable and interesting. Keep it up man!

[@yannik_555]

1. I would argue that any system based on an authoritarian or dictatorial system of government is doomed to fail. This type of state is sensitive to tyranny and mistakes any human makes because in such a system only one or a small number of humans make decisions. And these decisions don´t need to be driven by anything other than greed or a flawed vision of the future. "The Great Leap forward" I would argue is an example of such a mistake simply because of the amount of suffering it brought to the people, even if you believe lower estimates of losses from the famines. I believe communism could only be achieved through true democracy through councils, democratised workplaces owned by the workers with shared profits, which has never been really done before, as even in supposedly "socialist/communist" countries the workers would be paid by the state and not society. I find it necessary to achieve a society in which everyone is equal, for everyone to have a say in decisions. I also believe that only if the decision makers are truly bound to what they promise and controlled by their voters ("imperative mandate") can true democracy be achieved which in turn is necessary for a truly equal society. 2. Depends on what kind of system you define as communist or rather what you believe the way to achieve communism is (there are several wholly different opinions on how this could be done). In communism you neither have a government nor laws, you would simply act based on empathy for others and would in turn be acted upon with empathy "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs". You would do what you can to better society for everyone and in turn society would care for you. 3. I believe it is hard to answer this as you only have theoretical points of comparison as no other system has yet to be globally implemented. But I believe that the suffering and equality could be a lot less or even non existent if our current system wouldn´t be based upon taking as much for yourself as you can and not caring whether or not other people manage to survive. 4. I would argue that the common man definitely benefits more from a system like communism (and I mean true communism and not the kind where a dictatorial leader proclaims from the terrace of his villa that "communism has officially been achieved", looking at you USSR, I mean the kind I described earlier). As the common man simply doesn´t own a factory or company with hundreds if not thousands of workers which they exploit, they are most likely a worker themselves who is exploited.

[@BalkanOdyssey_]

I'm really glad you approach the topic and this video in an open-minded although cautious manner - that's what I really appreciate. When it comes to your questions, as I've already pointed out many times in the video, I've linked a huge amount of resources in the pinned comment addressing most common concerns and grievances people might have about communism (and which I had myself as well). Moreover, every single Marxist ruthlessly critical about the failutes and shortcomings of every former socialist government and their policies. The only instance where we seem to be playing "devils advocate" is when defending those revolutionary creations from utterly shameless slander and baseless accusations based on decades of Red Scare propaganda. We defend them because otherwise an uncontrollable mythology develops of lies and half-truths that go into the mainstream if unadressed. Unfortunately I don't have the time to sit down for half an hour to comprehensively answer all your questions. That's why I genuinely advise you to check out channels like Second Thought, Hakim, MarxismToday and BadEmpanada if you want a nuanced Marxist perspective on many, many issues. If you need sources to specific topics, make sure to check out the recommendations in the pinned comment.

[@winston7131]

Personally, I believe communism is a workable political system if its in the right hands which it is often not, it is always taken over by greedy leaders that want to further their own goals and gains, I believe true communism can only work in an ideal society, a society where leaders are leaders and will not get corrupted by power which rarely is the case in real life. On the top of my head all the communist countries I can think of are mostly dictatorial and totalitarian, granted it might not be fault of communism but it is the truth of reality, leaders rarely are uncorrupted by power and there is really not much we can do. Another problem with so called communist countries is that they are also racist and have concentration camps of their own such as the soviet gulags and the uyghur concentration camps, sure capitalist countries do too but the communist are hardly innocent. Communism has its merits but I believe it is quite impractical to execute at least we haven't seen a true communist country that is not tainted from corruption and greed. Communism on paper is very tempting, it almost feels like a utopia which promises equality for all, but how do you even enforce equality, I have not seen any examples of a country being able to enforce equality let alone from a communist country, china? No, uyghur muslims and other minority groups are being repressed. Soviet Union? Suppressed Jews e.g. the doctors' plot.

[@Grautwok]

@@winston7131 I feel like you just reached into my brain and wrote down everything I was going to say. Communism is in theory a perfect society for the common man, but it has always been corrupted into authoritarian dictatorships where the "leaders" indulge in the vices of capitalism to a degree even the billionaires of the world would be envious of. There are definitely lessons the world can learn from communist theory, and there are countries that have taken some notes. The Nordic countries (Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Iceland) are "social capitalists" that instead of picking one side, has instead let the two ideologies keep each other in check. While it still has it's flaws, I feel like it is a system that works pretty well.

[@winston7131]

@@Grautwok I hold the personal belief there is nothing entirely without flaws, sure many theories seem to be flawless on paper but when executed there will be unknown flaws or unknown factors preventing it from being flawless that are not taken into account when the theory is being made. The problem with communism isn't the ideology itself but our capabilities to execute it because we are all humans afterall and have greed, have wrath and many other flaws, causing it to be hard to properly implement for its full effectiveness. I too agree social capitalism is going to be a more practical method to implement socialism because we can take good side of both ideologies to form a better or more practical one. Of course, there are its flaws but I agree it is better than leaning 100% to one side or another.

[@chartreusecircle1546]

Yes communism, the ideology so great that people risked death to escape it 😂😂😂

[@christopher9727]

Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Romans 6.23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus

[@handlessuck777]

​@christopher9727 🤡

[@macinnes800ad]

When I grew up I assumed communism was the default. A game theory video on how Mario is secretly communist (an April fools joke) explained it simply as a stateless, moneyless and classless society where everyone is equal. And it just clicked with me. I am ashamed to admit though that my communist awakening so to say was because of a damn Game Theory video by MatPat

[@lolwuffidoggoshiema7605]

I don't get why mf be choosing communism over socialism or anarchism, like bro, it's pretty unrealistic and honestly pretty dang stupid at the same time

[@GlobalSouthCommie]

What @@lolwuffidoggoshiema7605

[@SpadeOfAces55]

@@lolwuffidoggoshiema7605 None of them are going to happen in our lives, they're all unrealistic to implement, so why not dream big?

[@lolwuffidoggoshiema7605]

@@SpadeOfAces55 socialism is definitely much more realistic and honestly better than communism because sharing absolutely everything is a nightmare, plus people can’t get anywhere without someone leading them. Now how and who’s leading them is another question obviously, but with the right leader capitalism ain’t that bad if you take a look at different countries in europe and asia

[@choui4]

​@@lolwuffidoggoshiema7605those are yuge generalizations my guy. Which country do you think "aren't that bad" and for what purpose?

[@moha-tk5gz]

The video was very detailed specially the book recommendations and video lists. Much love to you and your work, comrade.

[@AvidJoker.]

communist name a country where communism didnt collapse after giving their populace any human rights challenge: impossible

[@theswagman1263]

Cuba? Their people had no rights under capitalism, the island was nothing more than a casino and tourist spot for the American elites. Cuba has seen a crazy increase in all living standards since its revolution, despite the illegal US embargo. I haven't seen their people overthrowing the communist government lol

[@RedRed.917]

name 1 capitalist country that doesnt leech its stability off of third world work and resources lol

[@knuffelknuffi]

capitalists try not to spew propaganda challenge: impossible did u even watch the video?? ur 2nd "point" was adressed there and to the 1st: name me a socialist country that wasnt constantly being attacked by capitalist states. literally or through trade bans, supporting wannabe dictators and more for example when the "red army" took power, the early ussr was attacked by 13 countries at once

[@masterofallthelakesintown2472]

A lot of my family got slaughtered by radical change and communists, so hard pass.

[@power2ix605]

which nation, which revolution?

[@CapC-C]

​@@power2ix605for me Ukraine, they killed a lot of my relatives in my bloodline, communism is bad cause it doesn't work.

[@Rubensky44]

How

[@Ffiffijs]

Communism is counter revolution funding from Wall Street

[@pavel8485]

​@@power2ix605 maybe not revolution) Communist killed a lot of people in grey uniforms during ww2

[@randomhttyddev9245]

If we dont learn our history then we are doomed to repeat it.

[@letsplaywithmegacyborg3098]

that's why communism is evil. if u know history, then u know that communist regimes were some of the worst

[@KyleCox404]

@@letsplaywithmegacyborg3098 Thx to communism/socialism, that you don't work 12 hours a day for nothing, in a toxic environment, but yeah let's ignore all that, and just say communism is evil. I guess most people just think the current version of capitalism was the only one, talk about not knowing ones history.

[@Schmiado]

Welp if you learned history you would know that Communism doesn't work

[@TylerDurden-im9cj]

Absolutely brother

[@ijon-y4549]

Yeah, that's why we ought to try communism just one more time

[@EulaliaDaisy]

another recommendation on understanding marxism is Marxism Today's playlist on marxism. It's a great way to understand the phrases that we communists use, and understanding what we mean by "class struggle" all that jazz.

it gives us all shared poverty

[@emptysoul8462]

i appreciate the subtitles. i’m a serb living in hungary, and i rarely come across any attempts at educating/helping the people of the balkan states with such accessible content. thank you for your work!

[@edinedin1885]

Teaching? More like indoctrinate, there is more than one way to look at the world.

[@mowi2814]

Thank you so much for putting recommendations so we can learn more about this, you’re the only source I know that has actually done that. I, as a complete beginner in marxism (and I think I speak for more than a few here when I say this), really appreciate it ❤️

[@КорольКарась]

If you want to learn more about that, than you should reed Carl Marx, Lenin, Engels etc

[@Xi4V]

I hate communism as a 🇵🇱

[@kakerei]

I love communism as a 🇵🇱

[@Xi4V]

@@kakerei ...

[@RandomLuck12345]

Your video tumbnail and name may be use in a speech buble meme (this is not anti-communisim this is just a friendly warning)

[@mism847]

Everything can be turned into a speech bubble meme. What matters is how the truth is presented.

[@RomanticDrip69]

Neoliberalism is so terrible that once you lose the capitalist realism mindset it’s pretty easy to become a communist or a socialist of any stripe. Capitalist realism is what ensnared me. The “it sucks but it’s all we got” mindset. Funnily enough it was actually the urban planning movement around 2019 that made me realize the status quo could be different, that was the lynch pin in my neoliberal capitalist realism mindset.

[@lbgamer6166]

Neoliberalism is bad. But why become a communist when the communist aspects are the thing ruining it? Go laissez faire. Try it, watch Mentis Wave

[@sfusi0]

here we are off to the comments! lets see what the experts think

[@benjaminfussey]

Fun fact since the 60 the productivity of work has increase in almost every work. Yet we still work 8 hours per day. It's almost like to gain new rights we need to fight for them, and not simply work until we died D:

[@initials_vz]

You SHOULD fight for your rights, but that doesn't mean you have to fall for communist garbage propaganda

[@ninjafrompvp6163]

I love how (almost) every Problem he lists in Reason 2 is also a Problem in Communism 💀

[@jellybrain7207]

Shhh that makes too much sense

[@WM-gf8zm]

care to elaborate

[@javantm1676]

How come?

[@Roman0ff_49]

i love how you actually believe in history written by CIA

[@sebastian1491]

​@@Roman0ff_49and you decide to trust random KZbinrs and tiktokers that took a flash course on marxism

[@Hernando_de_Soto]

The question here is why all communist states eventually turn into dictatorships

[@zavionharper6671]

You're just talking to talk

[@jonraybon8582]

@@zavionharper6671Rather than just shouting him down, why not answer the question? The dictatorship thing is why so many fear Marxism. Mao, Stalin, Honecker, Ceausescu , and Pol Pot certainly didn’t do the ideology any favors. At the same time, I see unfettered capitalism giving 1% of the world 99% of the wealth, which is almost as bad as living in a brutal dictatorship. 🤷‍♀️

[@Eterif]

Because it is intended as such, according to marxist-leninists a vanguard party is to be organized, and will lead the workers in a revolution to sieze the state, establishing what is called "the dictatorship of the proletariat".

[@juancarlos-uv8gm]

for some reason your comment is invisible to those who don't want to see

[@memesahealthybalanceddiet7898]

out of fear, it's hard to bring prosperity out of a militarised system. They rally behind a centralized force because In a world where every powerful man got there through nepotism or violent greed, The downfall of the system is the downfall of their wealth so they'd use crushing violent force to oppress the common man for wanting the minimum. In the face of this brutality the oppressed turn to possibly something more evil or something they need not want, all out of anger and fear caused by exploitation of the worker. if the capitalists didn't use such crushing violent and lethal force against any government or people that reject the system they got rich off, this would not be the case. it's the lack of numbers caused by propaganda and educational indoctrination that lead the already beaten down to take the strongman option. ask yourself how brutality can consistently force the beaten into taking such drastic actions. we are not angels, we are not perfect, we are tread on desperate members of the working class who simply believe in more for the many compared to the few. judge the actions that turned these people to the extreme, not the people who turned to the extreme out of fear.

[@WAVEWORLD.]

Just wanted to see how many people in here wanna work in the coal mines forever 💀

[@danielk934]

You look for coworker?)

[@RedRed.917]

crazy how communists abolished child labour and yet even today children work themselves to death in cobalt mines to make papa elon richer

[@ΔημήτρηςΒλαχιοτης]

how much they pay

[@zhenyaa69]

yeah but not everyone has a job so in soviet union if im not everyone had a job it was important for every man to work. but here u can see in usa in california for example so many homeless hungry people bro

[@anasanja1214]

I would never be communist becos i dont like communist atheist and no religious ideology

[@ghostlion8616]

If I don't get wrong, there are communists who are religious. An example are Catholic Communists who trying to reconcile teachings of Jesus with Communism. I know it could look like something surreal, but it exist. Google it and you'll find it.

[@joaopedroribeiro5849]

​@@ghostlion8616 It does look ridiculous bcuz all communists are excommungated ipso facto. There is no way any catholic can support communists after seeing what they did in Spain during the civil conflict.

[@xiiir838]

Nah, thank you, but I'm a moral person and i like plurality and democracy.

[@Xxbeto22547xX]

"Why I Became a Communist (and why you should too)" 0:00 seconds: Made Possible By My Patrons Good start

[@EnverHalilHoxha1917]

He needs money to survive as well. He exists in a capitalist system afterall.

[@dudebro91-fn7rz]

​@Nestor__Makhno lol good excuse. So does that mean during the revolution?He would support armed mobs destroying and expropriating his patrons?

[@waspwrap1235]

How are people funding some thing hypocritical to communism 😂😂😂

[@mrspaceman9307]

​@@EnverHalilHoxha1917 you need money in a communist system as well.

[@EnverHalilHoxha1917]

@@mrspaceman9307 google communism

[@domotime19]

This entire video is just the problems that capitalism has. Not what the benefits of Communism would be. Not even to mention how it could possibly be achieved or ran. Capitalism has continued to improve on all of the issues you have mentioned, so why would I accept a radical change to that improvement when there is no clear path to it?

[@christopher9727]

..... Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Romans 6.23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus

[@sabre3923]

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[@BalkanOdyssey_]

85,6% likes

[@Marushko]

this is a real shot in the dark considering you probably won't even see this comment, but are you the dude i met in croatia that knows many languages (polish, other slav languages); i won't say the name just in case for privacy reasons lol

[@colonelweird]

Over the past few years I've become much more sympathetic to Marxism, but I believe the approach to the subject in this video (an approach still quite common among Marxists) is fundamentally wrong. You sound like the Marxist equivalent of a Christian apologist: we are right about everything, THEY are wrong about everything, the future is in our hands, join us! Uh, sorry, no thanks. Throughout this video I cringed every time you said the equivalent of "all communists believe" -- because, and I'm sure this will be very surprising to you, the reality is that communists, socialists, and every stripe of Marxist argue about everything all the time. If Marxist A makes a point, you can be sure that Marxist B, C, and D will each find a different reason to disagree with it. Why ignore this? Also, I'm always skeptical of "theory for beginners" recommendations that stick solely to texts at least a century old. To do this is to treat the subject like it's the equivalent of learning your Christian catechism. It's a form of anti-intellectualism that I doubt Marx would approve of. In reality, Marxism has few adherents today, especially in my country, the US, and you have to address some basic issues with the subject if you're going to get people interested. The most obvious questions are why the global revolution that seemed to be anticipated by Marx, Engels, and Lenin as coming very soon never materialized. Answering this question requires critical engagement with the old sources, and an examination of 20th century history. Sure, read The Communist Manifesto, but maybe read it with the help of China Mieville, to take an obvious example. Stop pretending nothing has changed. Stop pretending communism is one clear, simple, obvious thing. Stop trying to make converts. It's a bad look.

[@harshithsubramaniam5924]

This is coming from someone who had a big aversion to reading classic texts in Marxism... but out of my experience in engaging with, and reading Capital, State and Revolution, Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State, I've come to the conclusion that fundamentally, much of the system has remained as it is for the 150 years. The only way you can actually verify if it's true or not, is to read the literature. If you don't do any reading, and simply parrot that "the world has changed so it's no longer relevant", then you can never have an actual alternative. Why am I saying this? Because when I read the texts, many of the problems discussed, events described and relations shown, are all relevant to this day (especially Marx's chapters on the Working Day, Automation, Division of Labour, Theory of Crisis and the tendency of the rate of profit to fall). It's relatable with real life and labour struggles to this date. Same goes with Lenin's chapters on the nature of the state, the national question and the role of unions and parties. Same with Engles's analysis of the family, utopianism and materialism in Socialist movements. I felt like an idiot to have wasted time searching for answers outside rather than doing the basic reading, because the system and it's relations have been fairly the same. Even in physics, if you want to understand the systems around you, you have to take some basic courses. I don't know why people think reading Marxist theory is like reading a Bible. One relies its focus on the scientific analysis of history and economics (marx is literally considered to be one of the founding fathers of modern social sciences), while the other relies on the whims and dictates of a mythical character. The two things are vastly different.

[@tenhayz1889]

@@harshithsubramaniam5924 I disagree, capitalism has evolved. It started with the liberalism to the extreme, then crisis of late 19th century and 1929 happened and welfare state was introduced as an alternative to avoid revolution and fascism. When people stopped fighting for their rights, the states began a new generation of capitalism to increase profit since the 70s, called neo liberalism, and now with the new crisis we might be at the start of neo fascism as the only solution coming from capitalism.

[@coldsnap999]

There is room and purpose for both unrelenting ideologues with slogans, and intellectuals engaging in dialectics with the opposition / unconvinced. Some may be swayed by one or the other, or neither...nevertheless we must attack from every angle. To leave any channel or method of influence untouched would be self sabotage

[@Labissbrr]

Not sure how to explain but i see myself more in the middle ground, unsure how to explain all this. Dobar video inače, sviđa mi se tvoj način editovanja, mislio sam da to moram samo da spomenem, a hteo sam da napišem to na način na koji nemoraš da prevodiš u glavi za bezveze.

[@howsad2397]

It's fine to be in the middle ground. Views change overtime

[@TheLoyalOfficer]

Becomes a communist, immediately thanks his patrons on Patreon. LOL.

[@BalkanOdyssey_]

People giving you money is not capitalism mate

[@TheLoyalOfficer]

@@BalkanOdyssey_ LOL - Patreon is not communism.

[@j.a.8970]

​@@TheLoyalOfficeryour participation in capitalism isn't voluntary, it's coercive.

[@TheLoyalOfficer]

@@j.a.8970 And my participation in communism would not be voluntary either! From Pol Pot to the GDR- GULAGS.

[@Nestrect]

if we live in a society where you need money to live surprise surprise YOU WILL LIKE HAVING MONEY TO LIVE

[@joaolourenco941]

4 min and I can not listen to it anymore and I was truly trying to give it a chance. Claims that are imediate turn offs and that are very common on communists: - "every single criticism about communism has been refuted over 100 years ago", like as if communism is perfect - "political extremism is indispensable for those who truly seek change", extremism is most likely never a good thing, don't know how many wars we need to reach that conclusion. And it sounds like you only truly seek change if you are an extremist, as something that is not negotiable like... in dictatorships. The speech always sounds like this. - "Marxism is the only way to this and that and other ideas are completely worthless". Just ridiculous. Yes it sounds obnoxious and arrogant. There are good and bad things in most ideologies. I'm rumbling just over 4 min of video... wow... The speech is always the same, these guys do not have opinions, in their heads they are the owners of truth itself. They see themselves as extremists and only their ideology is to be implemented. How could not every single communist state not be a dictatorship? And this is how opposites connect, extreme left and right have different goals but will use the same weapons.

[@KyleCox404]

First, claiming that communists believe "every single criticism about communism has been refuted over 100 years ago" is a mischaracterization. While some supporters of communism may defend the ideology, it's not an assertion that all criticisms are invalid. Like any political ideology, communism has its strengths and weaknesses, and there are ongoing debates and discussions within the communist movement. Your assertion that "political extremism is indispensable for those who truly seek change" oversimplifies the political landscape. Extremism is not synonymous with seeking change. Many advocates for social and political change work within democratic and moderate frameworks to address pressing issues without resorting to violence or radicalism. Extremism often leads to violence and instability, and that's a point of concern for many. Additionally, your statement that "Marxism is the only way to this and that and other ideas are completely worthless" is an exaggeration. While some communists may strongly advocate for Marxism, it doesn't mean they see all other ideas as worthless. Communists, like adherents of other ideologies, recognize that there are valuable aspects and criticisms in various political and economic systems. Your portrayal of communists as extremists who see themselves as the owners of truth is a generalization. Just as in any political ideology, there are diverse perspectives and beliefs among communists. Not all of them advocate for extremism or dictatorship. Finally, linking "extreme left and right" in the same breath and suggesting that they use the same weapons is a simplistic characterization of complex political dynamics. Extremist ideologies on the left and right can have different goals, motivations, and methods. It's important to avoid overly broad generalizations when discussing political ideologies and their adherents.

[@joaolourenco941]

​@@KyleCox404 So since I'm quoting the video, you'd agree the video is mischaracterizing, oversimplifying and exaggerating in some of its points? I recognize that I might be (passionately) generalizing when asserting things about all communists, but to put it short, I never came across a communist that would disagree that at least one of these: China, Russia or (even!) North Korea (to not mention other states and eras) is a freedom paradise, where human rights are violated every day, paradoxically conflicting with extreme left ideology. Conspiracy theories about fascism, propaganda, imperialism and capitalism seems to be always the ones to blame the failed communism states. And that is not only outrageously unfair to those who are suffering at the hands of dictators but also hurts communism itself.

[@KyleCox404]

@@joaolourenco941 Just beacose some contries say they're communist, doesn't mean they are they, take expects of every economic system. Hitle's "socialist" party was, spoiler, NOT SOCIALIST, you idiot.

[@darthradious7011]

@@joaolourenco941 Those are for the most part not conspiracy theories at all. It's quite sad that Western imperialism isn't talked about on mainstream media today. Just because you personally never came across this and that doesn't mean such more nuanced opinions about these countries don't exist at all. This is a weird argument on your behalf.

[@joaolourenco941]

​@@darthradious7011 I agree and corroborate on your imperialism quote. But there are indeed conspiracy theories and A LOT of negationism in communist circles. About the "nuanced opinions"... if you are a communist and you can say: "old URSS, Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are/were autocracies" you'll be the 1st communist I've came across to agree with this reasonable common sensed phrase. Communism has very honorable points, but it is an outdated utopia and can only be implemented by force and blood shedding on the modern society. This blood shedding is even supported by many communists. This support for violence, conspiracies and negationism of historic facts do not sell well communism, it does a disservice to it.

[@filipkogut8533]

fuck communism - me, a Polish guy

[@daniels0376]

Poland was one of the countries with the most Socialist activity before the creation of the Soviet Union. The Polish people are deceived into associating communism with Russia, and hence they hate Russia, they automatically hate communism too.

[@octaviathz]

I became a communist due to being raised culturally catholic, and later actually becoming, due to researching the religion deeply, religiously calothic as well, and a history book from the public school i went to. I started really looking into communism after reading the section about the russian revolution of the history booklet i was issued in one of the public schools i went to here in Campinas, SP, Brazil. I learned how the Russian Empire eas pretty much a medieval hellhole in the plain XX century, however communist Russia was the major worldpower at it's height, and modern post-communist Russia is still a great nation, however is slowly decaying the longer it staying as capitalist, that made me realise the communists must have been doing something right since in just a few decades of communism Russia went from being a place where people had effectively zero rights, zero technology, zero democracy, to being one of worlds great nations, while my country Brazil has had 500 years of capitalism and is still, in just about all ways that matter, the same thing for all of that times. That drove me i to politics, wich combined with my catholic ideals of brotherhood and duty, and having always been on the short end of capitalism, having even had periods in my life where my family couldn't afford anything but the most barest essentials for living, pushed me into communism. I could give an explanation of why i believe catholics should be communist, but my comment is already way to large as is

[@ItalianHistorian]

Comrade, im a Catholic Communist too, and i agree with you. all real catholics should be Communist too, because If you take seriously the message of Jesus, you have no other choice but to become a communist. The early Christians lived in communist societies, Monks and nuns live in communist communities. catholics can be marxist too since marx never mentioned his form of socialism as "Marxism" but has "Scientific Socialism", so i think that a Christian can be a marxist too

[@rafaelogallas]

If someone says that Brazil has capitalism, he understands nothing about his own country economy and politics. When saying you're a communist, shows you know even less about your religion.

[@octaviathz]

@@goncaloazevedo9822 You have missunderstood my comment, I was not speaking of what i know and believe in now, i was speaking about the thoughtprocess that i had in school wich drove me into the ideology

[@laurusementi5322]

​@@rafaelogallasBrazil is capitalist. There's not only one way to run a capitalist system; you have more neoliberal countries (like the US) with strong presence of the private sector, even in healthcare, and also more social democratic countries, like most european countries, with more state subsides and universal acess to education and healthcare. Brazil is closer to european countries in ideas, but it's still capitalist. It's not even close to being a socialist country. Those who claim it don't know anything about socialism. Alao, there should be no problem in being a catholic and a communist. Unless God himself states his economical position, then it's all human projection and you have absolutely no way to prove anything.

[@Dock284]

The problem with capitalism is that it won't work so well when you elect a leader who doesn't care at all about his people and rigs elections so he can keep power and then also invades other countries resulting in massive sanctions and many deaths.

[@namarupa3015]

As to point 1: Read a few books by Byung-Chul Han and you'll see the limitations of classical Marxism as applied to neoliberal societies post information revolution. It fails to anticipate the transition from what he calls allo-exploitation, which is typical of sovereign (where direct violent coercion is the means) and disciplinarian/biopolitical societies (where the Marxian theory of exploitation applies) to auto-exploitation, whereby the traditional notion of the subject (sub=under, ject=thrown) dissolves and is replaced by a 'project' (thrown forward) that reproduces the power of capital by internalizing the logic of the market and commodifying and exploiting himself. Examples of this abound: Influencer culture, digital content creation, finance speculation, and numerous other forms of capital valorization which don't rely on the traditional hierarchies of exploitation. Here's a quote from Han's book The Agony of Eros: "As an entrepreneur of the self, the achievement-subject is free insofar as he or she is not subjugated to a commanding and exploiting Other. However, the subject is still not really free because he or she now engages in self-exploitation and does so of his or her own free will. The exploiter is the exploited. The achievement-subject is perpetrator and victim in one. Auto-exploitation proves much more efficient than allo-exploitation because it is accompanied by a feeling of liberty. This makes possible exploitation without domination." To be clear, this does not invalidate Marx. Marx remains indispensable for understanding some power structures, but given that his work ends in the 19th century, some blind spots are inevitable, and our theoretical apparatus must be broadened accordingly.

[@yum9918]

Do they say anything about clear, overt means of control and exploitation becoming increasingly covert/third-party/subcontracted means of control? For example in Private Security companies taking over national armies in guaranteeing transnational exploitation, or local subcontracted firms taking the intensifying the exploitation and being the risk/PR managent focus, while doing deals with the big company that no longer is directly related, but both profits from it and pressures for more exploitation. It sounds a lot like what I was seeing in my research, so it made me really curious.

[@choui4]

I don't understand why auto-exploitarion is inherent and inevitable, can you explain more?

[@namarupa3015]

@@choui4 you'd do better to just Google Byung-Chul Han .pdf. His books are usually just long essays. Like 60-120 pages and you can find a lot of them for free. If you go to a channel on here called Christie Malry Audiobooks, there are text to speech audiobooks of most of Han's catalogue if you use the search function on the channel's main page.

[@yeappengsongde1930]

Amazing video comrade ✨

[@moneygrowslikegrass]

1# Every other ideology is delusional and lying 2# Capitalism is bad because it has flaws 3# People oppose communism for purely selfish and malicious reasons 4# Communism is the only source of progress 5# All counterarguments are wrong, communism has never done anything wrong 6# Capitalism does worse things than those it blames communism for 7# We don't pretend to know everything (we are still absolutely sure that capitalism is bad). We are also honest about the fact that we don't have actual practical solutions, only complains. Painting this black and white, evil vs good picture of capitalism and communism is really naive, in my opinion, as well as insensitive to the actual victims of communism. My great great grandfather fought in WWII and then some time after got sent to gulag for disagreeing with the system. And the fact that I got 5 ads on this KZbin video about how communism >>> capitalism is just ironic. I am no expert in politics, economics etc. but from what I understand, KZbin, owned by gigantic company Google should be the literal Antichrist of communism. You also own this channel which means it's your property, isn't that also what communism opposes? I'm ready to hear out pro-communism arguments, but so far I haven't heard any convincing ones.

[@ConsiderIt]

💯

[@balticthegrapher]

i agree

[@ThatTexasGuy123]

I agree, the cycle almost every Communist country has gone through is fighting one oppressive regime and then replacing it with another, for example the USSR, the Czarist regime was oppressive and needed some form of progressive change however when the Bolsheviks came and implemented their extreme radicalism the whole country went to shit, the first famine in 20 years started because of Lenin, the oppression of Ukrainians, Central Asians, Siberian natives, and East Asians under Stalin, the destruction of free speech and culture to create a “country of unity”, same for Cambodia, Pol Pot came in promising great change for the oppressive government but then immediately cracked down on culture, education, and foreigners and forced millions to work as slaves killing millions, there are so many more example’ it’s hard to find a communist country where that didn’t happen.

[@lamson1990]

HAHA BASED

[@deka5047]

private property doesnt not equal personal property even according to marx, starving yourself under capitalism isn't communism, and why ignore the victims of capitalism and focus on the victims of communism.

[@Doughtube]

Amazing video, thank you

[@svenvanwier7196]

when you start realising that both capitalism and communism ends with the same people on top every time... you will see it differently.

[@quickcube2834]

You mean capitalism and Marxism cause anarchism didn‘t had or have these problems

[@triagoo526272]

WHAT? ahhahaahahahah do you really understand communism?

[@kremigmitsahne7197]

What you just said is what the ruling elites of imperialist countries want you to believe. They don't care if you hate Capitalism. They just want you to reject Communism/Anti-Imperialism and countries who resist western imperialism.

[@flaviyhero2837]

⁠@@triagoo526272u want to say that Lenin’s or Stalin’s way to the top was not all covered in blood of their opponents and innocent people?

[@joaojonito3764]

​@@flaviyhero2837Stalin was not communist, true communism is not what he or even Lenin created, they were only tyrants that exploited the original ideas of communism

[@tonyschannel7438]

In a communist/socialist society everyone would be given 1 loaf of bread a day(and that's it)to eat and share with others,but hey at least they'd be given something,in a capitalist society if you want something like bread(or any food)you have to pay for it, or starve. So your choices are, have access to any kind of food you want, as long as you can pay for it, or only have access to bread, but it's free. What a choice!

[@numsei9207]

O capitalismo falhou, falha e falhará. - João Carvalho Eu acho essa frase incrível

[@N.A_operator]

what about communism macaco?

[@Pips_]

gente burra há em todo o lado...

[@drdtmm]

@@N.A_operator nice argument racist

[@learnwithgames7994]

@@N.A_operator If you think comunism failed, you failed understanding comunism and the main critic we have to the capitalism.

[@learnwithgames7994]

@@N.A_operatorThe capitalism failed, fails and will continue to fail, clearly, because it is not an optimal system we are trying to reach for humanity - is like saying feudalism will work - but for whom? never will work. We deserve better.

[@Hopscotch463]

Literally chinas work schedule in a Communist utopia: The Standard Work Hour System is the most widely implemented in China. Under this regime, an employee's workday is capped at eight hours, and the average workweek should be at most 40 hours. Typically, this translates to a five-day work week, but variations do occur, with some companies opting for a six-day work week.

[@THELAW360]

Wow, sounds exactly like capitalist society

[@herkusmantas7520]

Cool dude. When you go to North Korea, don’t forget to take me a poster from there for the common good)

[@reyluna0]

Greetings from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 comrades ☭ ♡ much love and keep the fight up for our future

[@cristi2075]

To answer your question, yes, you are insane.

[@ChellPchell]

No

[@redbanner5189]

A compliment😎

[@Seth-MAD-man]

Yeah In theory communism is great but my countries government bro 💀💀

[@QWERRR7771]

From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs

[@duncan.o-vic]

A Correction: the coauthor of "Towards New Socialism" is PAUL, not Peter Cockshott.

[@AlwaysSani]

Socialist revolutionaries were one of the most important revolutianaries in history but communism as an ideology never worked while capitalism lasted a long time. There aren't much truly communist countries in today's world and even "communist" countries such as china are leaning more into capitalism.

[@lucaciuandrei1347]

China is 50% private ownership and 50% state ownership therefore i quote their president: We are a socialist country with chinese characteristics but they have the same problem with economical inequality like everybody else. Few rich people that have the vast majority of wealth therefore unequal distribution of economy.

[@TrueSpace61]

There has only been one communist society in history: Lenin's Russia before the USSR. They went to socialism for industrialization and protection against the us and capitalist imperialists. Socialism has worked everywhere it was implemented until the us threw coups, spread capitalist propaganda, and established dictatorships.

[@marcomongke3116]

Considering the hypocrisy of current western mainstream propaganda as well as thanks to some your videos, i am quite open minded about learning about socialism and communism today than few years ago. It might be a big ask but I am curious how do the audience of this channel generally view Russia or China today? Probably not so negative as well as so positive?

[@ramenbomberdeluxe4958]

No no no, Russia isn’t even communist anymore and it’s literally a corrupt oligarchy and currently in the middle of trying to conquer Ukraine, a sovereign nation. China is complicated and sadly outside my expertise

[@marcomongke3116]

Looks like there is a reply here. How come i can't see it...wierd 🤔

[@Andrearuch97]

Russia is defeating nazis again shut up ignorant @@ramenbomberdeluxe4958

[@ramenbomberdeluxe4958]

@@marcomongke3116 Shadowbanning I'm afraid. All I said was that Russia isnt communist (and it's imperialistic no less) and China is complicated (and also imperialistic).

[@marcomongke3116]

​@ramenbomberdeluxe4958 i can see it now. They use AI to block politically incorrect certain phrases and words? So if Russia isn't what country or community is a close example for communism?

[@AhmedSayedAbd-AlRahman]

The video is genuinely amazing, how it got 1.9K dislikes? Maybe it's related to the youtube algorithm, anyway the video is high class with great solid information.. thank you comrade

[@Horseyh]

The thing is, most people, especially for non-northern Europe it's difficult to even grasp what happened to us. Like Lithuania went through a lot and everyone literally hates anyone "who declares themselves a communist"

[@anoddballintheworld]

I don’t consider myself a communist, exactly (I don’t agree with a stateless or moneyless society, but I am yet to read more about the end stages of communism and anarchism, so ever yet evolving), but this video was fantastic! Thanks, comrade!

[@thegethconsensus393]

I’m in a similar boat. I think class and money can be eliminated from society through sufficient automation. Money is simply a means to motivate people to do boring/unpleasant work. If we can eliminate the need for this unpleasant work via automation then we no longer need money. The “withering away of the state” is wear I have trouble. My understanding is that a state is a government. A system in which society is organized via the creation of laws and the enforcement of said laws. I don’t see how billions of people can be organized without some kind of state. Basically, I view communism as more a guiding light then an actual attainable stage of civilization.

[@andrewreynolds912]

I'm with you as well I am a socialist but not a communist because socialism is less rigid and more flexible than communism plus I do agree that having a stateless moneyless and classless society is pushing it a bit now I do with the classless and moneyless part tho if you think about

[@grumpfrog8602]

What you said doesn't really make sense to me. The point about a stateless, classless, moneyless society being the final stage of communism isn't a conclusion Marx came to because that's what he thought sounded nice. Your statement gave me the impression that you think Marx was talking about what society he thought would be best. Which isn't accurate. If I'm wrong, feel free to correct me if you like. If I'm not wrong, I'd like to offer a correction to that view, explaining where the idea of a classless stateless moneyless society comes from when marx was writing.

[@andrewreynolds912]

@@grumpfrog8602 ok dude socialism and communism are similar but their still two different things, more advanced forms of socialism can have a moneyless and classless society but still have a state unlike communism which has all of that and the state is stateless within communism

[@grumpfrog8602]

@@andrewreynolds912 i was directing my statement more towards the original commenter. I would push back on this idea that communism and socialism are so distinct that you could basically "stop" at socialism, which is what your comment seems to imply. If you disregard marxist analysis in favor of some other vein of leftist politics then you don't really have to listen to this next bit but if you align yourself with marxism then this idea you seem to hold is wrong. Socialism is on the path, the development of the final communist development. Marxists understand the state to be a tool for class rule. There isn't a state under communism. There's still a government, but not in the form and style that we understand today. Engels described it as the state moving from the governing of people to the administration of things, which is also where the known "withering away of the state" idea comes from. That's in "Origins of the Family, Private Property, and the State."

[@mrspaceman9307]

Answer to your question. Because you are young.

[@darthradious7011]

Cope.

[@N.A_operator]

redditor moment

[@N.A_operator]

@XS-03_Apollo BWAAHAH tell me another one

[@Z11004]

What turned me socialist/communist was i look at the living situation of all the people around me and i thought to myself is there a way to fix this. all of them where good people with jobs and are hard workers but they still struggle every day, my family was almost homeless because we couldn't pay for a shitty motel. But ever since i found out about socialism/communism ive felt a better future may be possible.

[@misfitbot7786]

You say this because you don't live in Cuba, Venezuela or east Europe u fuck retard

[@kooshappreciator4773]

so instead of finding way to fix things you turned into retarded believer? yeah sounds great

[@epicmatter3512]

You can practice communism, but leave me out of it. America has a free market not a capitalist market. If you want to practice communism, you can do so in a free market with other like minded individuals. If you want practice capitalism, you can do so in a free market with other like minded individuals.

[@Basil891]

You really don't know the definition of any of the words you just said, huh?

[@eeeeeehhmm]

It's so easy to be a communist living in capitalist countries, ahah

[@pedroeso8369]

Yeah, it's really hard to deffend capitalism once you check the facts

[@eeeeeehhmm]

@@pedroeso8369 seriously man? I live in eastern Europe, where even after 30 years people are still suffering from the consequences of "communism"

[@pedroeso8369]

@@eeeeeehhmm Ok, I'm not deffending socialism, I'm attacking capitalism, makes sense? Socialism is stupid, so much as capitalism. Just look at US health problem and you'll se what I mean

[@jakekaywell5972]

@@eeeeeehhmm After 30 years of neolib capitalism, you would think that would be enough to solve the "problems" of Marxism-Leninism. Instead things have only gotten worse on every objective front. I am Hungarian.

[@salvaquinteros]

​@@pedroeso8369 it's so easy to be pro-capitalist living in colonialist countries

[@zaccatacc]

*Has patrons* Proceeds to explain why hes a communist

[@vinnyx3585]

“uhmmm you’re a communist? well that means you can’t participate in society and must go broke!”

[@daniloribeiro5372]

@@vinnyx3585 So you are capitalist how many billions do you have ?, how many factorie ? how many latifundium size land you own ?

[@1nhof]

​@@vinnyx3585 Practice what you preach. The amish can do it, so can you.

[@ldub288]

Communist yes, Maoist or Stalinist no. I don't want dictatorship, I want freedom and the ability to live without the threat of violence from government entities and/or individuals.

[@elchicano187]

Because Stalin ! Was a great man right? And pol pot! And kim il sung ! Oh oh and Mao 🇨🇳! All horrible oppressors…

[@edinedin1885]

​​​@XS-03_Apolloeveryone of them killed millions especially Stalin and Mao. Just because they somewhat improved the economic situation of their citizens does make them great leaders.

[@jakekaywell5972]

@@edinedin1885 They MASSIVELY improved the economic situation of their citizens and in the former's case prevented the entire Slavic cultural group from going extinct. The amount of deaths actually attributable to either directly vs. other factors is maybe 5 million.

[@Serjo777]

@@jakekaywell5972 A certain Austrian painter did that too, and he wasn't communist.

[@mrber0546]

@XS-03_Apollo By improved you mean ended?

[@ecnalms851]

​@@jakekaywell5972 Mao literally started the Four Pests campaign which caused a famine. Very stupid. His teeth were also horrible -he never brushed his teeth and didn't believe in dental hygiene. This is the guy you're an apologist for? Grow up honestly

[@trishasabrina7278]

You are actually insane.

[@pedrohenryque1361]

Wonderful video, as a fellow rehabilitated nationalist, I can see the great impact this process had in your determination with the cause. You, my friend is a great example of hope and competency, great video.

[@BalkanOdyssey_]

Thank you mate, glad to see you had somewhat of a similar pathway to myself and appreciate such content.

[@lewpietraga9171]

So you switched from and idiot to a moron?

[@axe863]

I was a Marxist at the age of 10 .for a grand total of few weeks ..... then I understood the concept of infinity. Kind of hard to escape the Dictatorship of the Proletariat phase when there's resource/innovation constraints....

[@TrueSpace61]

Not true. I can't explain why it works, but communism has better innovation. The USSR put the first people in space, landed on another planet first, had a better space shuttle, had the best medicine, and provided the best lives for the people.

[@axe863]

@@TrueSpace61 Youre arguing about a completely different thing than I'm arguing about. Youre wrong but im not even arguing about that. The existence of the condition for" Marxian Super-abundance" which is the perquisite for the dissolution of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat is predicated on a fixed pool of innovation and infinite resources otherwise there are tradeoffs intra-temporally and intertemporally which necessitates the existence of an allocator of resources.

[@TrueSpace61]

@@axe863 Historically, communism has worked and has worked much better than the other options.

[@axe863]

@TrueSpace61 Communism has never existed. Communism is a moneyless, stateless and classless society with common ownership and free unfettered access to consumption.

[@solarflare623]

I was actually a socialist long before I realized what socialism truly is. I already had a pretty good knowledge of history and the horrible things both capitalist and communist countries did. I viewed it as a trolly problem and chose capitalism because at least there would be less starving people. Oh how wrong I was. It only took watching second thought’s video where he explains what marxism, socialism and communism are. I also learned about them in school (I go to a private school with 1 to 1 classes) I realized that socialism actually aligns with almost all of my beliefs. I feel like most people are just like me. Only they haven’t reached the last stage. I’m proud when people accuse me of being a socialist. Edit: from my experience people seem to have only two arguments against communism that they always default to. Dictators and the lack of a successful communist country. Meanwhile there’s almost an infinite amount of arguments against capitalism.

[@caralho5237]

Something tells me that your knowledge of economics boils down to "Money is bad" Do yourself a favor and read up about the holodomor.

[@solarflare623]

@@caralho5237 I understand enough about economics to know that capitalism is a very broken system beyond repair.

[@caralho5237]

@@solarflare623 You don't even understand what capital is. Let alone what is capitalism. You could start by figuring out who controls your money supply and how that correlates with pricing. Or don't. Stay in your bubble, i'm sure its comfortable there

[@solarflare623]

@@caralho5237 I’m not sure you read my comment. I saw the choice between capitalism and communism as a trolly problem. However I still supported capitalism. I found out later that my views on both were very distorted. The truth is that capitalists are simply reflecting the problems with capitalism onto a straw man version of communism. I encourage you to hear what the other side has to say about both capitalism and communism before you make any claims

[@JP-fb8ni]

It's important that this perspective has even been recognised. Marxism has always urged that you should learn and make decisions based on informed, holistic understandings. Misunderstanding and misrepresentation are actually inherent issues in all discourses, especially in such sensitive subjects like socio-economic ideologies. One of the essential elements of Marxism is the importance of critical consciousness. Hence, it's imperative to delve into the depths of every argument, inspect its layers, and confront its contradictions before establishing a judgment. solarflare623's understanding that capitalists often misinterpret or oversimplify communism to divert from their own shortcomings also falls in line with Marxist thought as well. The idea of capitalism misusing the weaknesses of communism as a deflection tool actually echoes the Marxist notion of ideological state apparatuses, which refers to the systems in society, such as education and media, that capitalism utilises to maintain and propagate its influence and power. However, this isn't to say that Marxism promotes blind faith in communism. Marxism, in fact, argues for the comprehensive and truthful analysis of all systems and rejects misrepresentations of any sort. It stresses that while capitalism and communism each have their shortcomings, the societal critique offered by Marxism actually paves the way for identifying the flaws within both and striving for a more egalitarian society (emphasis on more as there will always be problems and contradictions in society that will require resolving, albeit perhaps different to what we see today). And the choice isn't just between capitalism and communism; it's about creating a society where people are valued and economic disparities are minimal. I would also encourage others to heed solarflare623's call to open-mindedness and rigorous investigation of these ideologies as well, regardless of their ultimate position on the capitalist-communist spectrum. And while we are at it, maybe Caralho can enlighten us by explaining what capitalism and capital are as well.

[@comradeabi8314]

Not a Marxist, anarchist. Still socialist tho. Still i relate to that thumbnail too much. Anytime i express any sort of left leaning opinion or even a couple of times i suggested people to start co-ops and syndicates others be looking at me like "are you insane? You a commie or something" like bruh. Either way good video. Only critique i have is that you seemed to paint marxism as the only way. Let's not ignore syndicalism or anarchism please.

[@vanguard1346]

Its hard being anything not a Marxist-Leninist, you just get lumped in with them because of their failures. Let's not pretend MLs are all communist, there are Left Communist and Councilism, both of which align with the Syndicalist and Anarchist view of 20th Century State Capitalist

[@chagoriver7159]

Hope you keep growing. Still a long way to go.

[@vanguard1346]

"no stalin didn't kill all those people is was Beria!" "well all those countries you say suffered under Marxist-Leninism have an industry and hospitals now, so what if we killed all those people, most of them were counterrevolutionaries anyways."@@chagoriver7159

[@comradeabi8314]

@@vanguard1346 "it's hard being anything not a Marxist leninist" I agree. I say one sentence, capitalism is bad and people are like oh so you prefer Stalin. Bruh. I'm an anarchist. I couldn't be further away from Stalin.

[@topgtate4750]

I became a Communist because I realised I couldn’t make money - every Communist background

[@PaperCashsir]

Yep

[@Alekssandro-di-Buonaparte]

Real XDDDDD

[@BalkanOdyssey_]

XDDDD Because communism means no money no iphone vuvuzuela haha I'm so smart

[@Alekssandro-di-Buonaparte]

@@BalkanOdyssey_ pero no te reflejes bro XDD

[@lewpietraga9171]

@@BalkanOdyssey_ yyy homie you didn't fix the problem, this is not how you argue with someone

[@lundsweden]

I used to believe in Communism, although I always recognised the problem in implementing it practically. The main issues are lack of incentives, and finding a way of knowing what people want to buy (and what price to put on goods). Also I don't think Totalitarianism is needed or desirable. People need freedom and the rather silly war against western influence (Rock music etc) gave Communism a bad name with ordinary folk. I don't think these problems are unsolvable but must be firstly aknowledged, then solved if Communism is to ever work. On the other side of the coin, how will Capitalism work once many jobs are automated? How will wealth be distributed in the future? Can developed Capitalist economies arrest the decline in living standards for working people, or is it the beginning of the end of Capitalism?

[@Yes-me4pk]

Actually going over the many anti communist arguments in one video would actually be appreciated, because so far only Spooky Scary Socialist did something like this but the video seems a bit too childish and unprofessional to newcomers

[@Yes-me4pk]

PLEASE make something like this, as your video style is really endearing

[@Yes-me4pk]

@@power2ix605 that does not suffice as it is not what I asked for with my comment. Hakim is great but its a lot less digestible to newcomers as his videos are lengthy and tend to focus on something particular, and many of his best videos have been taken down and can't be found anymore. What I'm asking for is a video quickly going over all the common anti-communist talking points and quickly dismantling them one by one as right wingers continuously use the same few talking points (no food, no iPhone, no innovation and so on and so forth) to increase their cesspool while leftists CAN debunk all of them but there's not really an easily accessible resource addressing the most common arguments in one place.

[@power2ix605]

look at the description of the video bro. Check them all out.

[@parkyercarcass]

@@Yes-me4pk at some point we have to build the things we find lacking in this world. perhaps this video you are asking for is yours to make.

[@wonnijohn2765]

What is the difference between Communism and capitalism?

[@jessl1934]

Essentially, that capitalism has private ownership of the means of production (the things which produce goods and services - factories, companies etc.) while communism is a stateless, classless, moneyless society where the means of production are owned communally.

[@RodrigoRodriguezowl]

in one you survive in the other one you live

[@kyled2153]

@@RodrigoRodriguezowlnot everyone survives under capitalism, but that's a good way to put it

[@ramenbomberdeluxe4958]

For the more apt answer, capitalism is about collecting wealth in the hands of a lucky few at best and constantly generating more wealth over time until you’re bloated rich while an inevitable dirt poor underclass manifests and toils away for scraps. Communism is a moneyless, classless stateless society, and is more of a potential end goal to socialism than anything else. Socialism is what the extreme majority of us are striving for, where the workers control the means of production, have workplace democracy, and no private interests get in the way of them having a fair shake in life. Of course, the state does require control over many things to provide services, but if it’s centralized in one place as opposed to many private scheming places with power to corrupt things, it’s a less bleak a scenario overall.

[@wonnijohn2765]

@@ramenbomberdeluxe4958thank you for explaining 🙂

[@monkeybirthdaycake0627]

This started pretty strong but fell apart really quickly. It has just turned into the classic "Look at how bad Western capitalism is!" While not touching on the failures of communism as well. It is just the same biased trite that I have heard so many times. It's such a shame, too, because I genuinely want to have one of these videos genuinely convincing. This video is just disingenuous and hypocritical.

[@wolfgang.m.schmitt.ultras]

Great video! Thank you ❤

[@cringewatcher4229]

All you describe is the faults of capitalism, but not the faults of communism, communism will not solve our issues and I myself believe it is the regulation of capitalism that is needed. Look at the nordic states, follow the nordic social democratic model, strong regulation of capitalism using its successes for the benefit of the people has worked so well they are the happiest, most free, and healthy people across the world, just look at the statistics if you doubt that. Although I side with you that revolution is needed, we've seen many times people are too brainwashed to the modern idea of capitalism that has been taken over by reaganomics and we need radical approaches to change the world. (1/2)

[@cringewatcher4229]

19:35 Shows your lack of historical knowledge too that holds you back, the soviets NEVER came close to surpassing the us, only in miliarial means did they come close. And that's not what we want, the militarialism and authoritarianism of the USSR was a betrayal to what it was supposed to be. All hope for the USSR died out when Lenin deposed the provisional government after the tsar. I myself would say that its Gorbachev we should follow when it comes to the USSR. No, Gorbachev was not the reason the USSR fell, he's the example of REAL change, he radically changed the USSR, and it was the fault of Stalinists and terrible reformists before him that the USSR collapsed. The USSR had no basis for change and supporting a utopia like Gorbachev planned. Gorbachev was also not a pure capitalist; he planned on strong regulation of capitalism and for the state and workers to still largely influence it. A famous quote by him is “The market came with the dawn of civilization, and it is not an invention of capitalism. ... If it leads to improving the well-being of the people, there is no contradiction with socialism.” Gorbachev's biggest mistake was implementing democracy so early into his reforms, the stagnant soviet economy because of communism allowed unrest to surge when people were allowed to openly complain and protest the regime. Had he waited his economic reforms which did improve the soviet economy would have allowed a new union treaty to pass without hardcore Stalinists (which represent your idea of radical change under Marxist theory) ruining it all by attempting a coup. Under a new union treaty, the Soviet Union wouldn't have collapsed and would have reformed into a social democratic state that would actually improve people's lives. You also can't say just because they improved the lives of serfs is evidence communism is good, the regimes you listed as improving people's lives under communism only did so because the regimes beforehand reached literal rock bottom in HDI. It's like when N*zis claim H*tler was good because he "fixed" the problems of the Weimar republic. Not so strong argument is it now?

[@KyleCox404]

@@cringewatcher4229 Your assessment of Soviet history is deeply flawed and misguided. The notion that the Soviets never came close to surpassing the US is simply inaccurate. During the Cold War, the USSR achieved remarkable scientific and technological advancements, such as launching the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, and putting the first human, Yuri Gagarin, into space. They also maintained a formidable military presence that challenged the United States on the global stage. Your praise of Gorbachev as an example of "real change" is highly questionable. While he did introduce some reforms, his policies ultimately contributed to the collapse of the USSR. The hasty implementation of democracy exposed the deep-seated problems within the Soviet system, which had been exacerbated by decades of mismanagement and authoritarian rule. Gorbachev's idealistic vision of socialism with strong regulation of capitalism was a flawed concept, and it failed to provide meaningful improvements for the Soviet people. Furthermore, your comparison of communist regimes to the Nazis is inappropriate and offensive. Communism and Nazism are distinct ideologies with different goals and consequences. While both have had their share of atrocities, equating the two diminishes the historical significance and complexity of each regime.

[@cringewatcher4229]

@@KyleCox404 Flawed and misguided? Not really. Look at the facts the Soviets were never going to win the cold war. I'm not denying the Soviets their victories in the space race or the things they did do right, but simple fact is the US was wealthier, more powerful, and had way more political and economic leverage on the Soviets. Although not entirely to blame on communism since ww2 had a deep effect on the Soviet Union (I'm with you on that last part). I never claimed that Communism and Nazism are comparable I simply used an analogy. For example, people often claim that the CCP under Mao, despite its horrors was good for China because it lifted people out of poverty, ignoring that much of that was during capitalist reforms so imagine how much better China would have been if the Republic of China won the civil war. Also, it was the US under Reagan shipping off industry to China that greatly assisted in its rise. Your points against Gorbachev also are not really necessary. I already acknowledged all of them beforehand. The way he implemented his policies were flawed, but on their own are great ideas. Just look at the Nordic states if you think strong regulation of capitalism doesn't work. I do think many elements of socialism make it an important ideology, its coexistence with capitalism to use it to benefit the people would be a great thing to happen across the west, although sadly, anticommunist thoughts are too entrenched in the minds of millions to allow it, so revolution is necessary.

[@audrey-pichu222]

great video!! i love being a communist, and am nearing a stage where i dont think i can keep relationships with anti-communists either. i’m heading to my library soon for marxist theory.

[@kafelka7832]

If you are communist, what are you doing on youtube? Its capitalist website. You had to have phone/computer to download youtube all electronics are commercial products. Im capitalist and Im proud of it. Liberty always wins.

[@parkyercarcass]

@@kafelka7832 you are literally doing the "you participate in society" meme.

[@kafelka7832]

@@parkyercarcass yeah, if you don't like capitalism then go away, we don't need communists (good luck surviving in the forest or something)

[@conscioussubconsciousness1976]

Counter-point: Capitalism is in human nature, people always gonna be trying to out do fellow men (especially neighbours) in wealth levels even if he has to screw over the others to achieve that, that’s thousands years of genetic evolution for ya. Communism or other type of extreme socialism can only work in a far future reminiscent that of Star Trek (TNG my favourite sci-fi series), so that future includes fine-tuning fusion technology i.e Replicators, if goods can be easily produced by anyone basically for free, then there would be no need for money. As for the second thing.. power, governments and ruling class.. for this I shall only say this .. *AGI singularity* that is fair (provides everyone with high and equal quality of life) and is working ultimately for the good of human kind.

[@BalkanOdyssey_]

Pinned comment above: various videos and works linked debunking the human nature argument.

[@StephenGleason0]

The labor theory of value requires that a product be socally necessary. If I make pies out of berries that everyone in the village is allergic to, then they're valueless because they're not socially necessary. However, if visitors with goods who aren't allergic to the pies want to trade for them, they now have value, because there is now demand for the product. That's supply and demand. The value is derived from the subjective preference people have for the product, not the labor that went into the pie

[@inspireengineering479]

That’s called supply and demand

[@StephenGleason0]

@@inspireengineering479 No shit, that’s what I’m referring to

[@inspireengineering479]

@@StephenGleason0 I’m trying to back you up mf

[@StephenGleason0]

@@inspireengineering479 Oh yeah? How about you come over here and fuckin’ kiss me on the mouth? Huh?

[@Palandrism]

Say this to cuba, URSS, camboya, mao china etc. Aaaa yes thats are not real communism

[@KyleCox404]

You do realize there are a lot more failed capitalist states, oh yeah, but that was not REAL CAPITALISM, right? These clowns are so dumb, so, so SAD.

[@HiltModuleImp]

And when you talk about communism guaranteeing jobs for everyone and a home, you forget to mention, using the example of the USSR, at what cost this was achieved. The reality was that people were placed in barracks and communal apartments. Those who owned apartments exceeding the established norm were forcibly resettled. Having a family live in their own apartment was considered an incredible luxury. Perhaps you've never lived in a communal apartment, but I endured it for a long 14 years of my childhood, and it was awful (some people suffer through it their entire lives). There is absolutely no personal space for anyone. Regarding jobs for everyone, yes, everyone had a job, but you were forced to work like a slave. If you didn't want to work where you were told, there were fines at first, and then imprisonment. As for healthcare in the USSR, it's a separate story. There were almost no medicines available, and if you fell seriously ill and were not a representative of the communist elite, you would likely suffer just like a homeless person on the street. And about homelessness, it existed in the USSR as well; they were just put in prison under a separate criminal code article for "vagrancy."

[@georgios_5342]

Having grown more I no longer hate communists like I used to, I've come to actually agree with them on various issues and respect their differing opinions. My main problem with communism as an ideology is that in its core it is an intolerant and undemocratic ideology. Even if I agree with it in 7/10 issues, the fact that communists almost religiously cling on to all their ideological/party doctrinal beliefs and refuse to even discuss some alternatives or slight deviations, instead shunning and limiting any and all dissent, it really makes me afraid of what a communist run society would look like

[@starmanpixel4917]

As someone who consider myself a communist for just one year, I would like to respectfully understand your vision and concerns, since my reading threw me in the opposite direction of perception. You said your main problem with communism is that at its core it is intolerant and undemocratic. I think that even among communists there are plenty of tolerance for different opinions and takes, the only requirement being that it’s based on material/historical reality. It’s not uncommon that we even read and respect honest liberal writers works on economy for example. About democracy, I believe a socialist society is way more democratic than any “democracy” we have nowadays, the only way we exert our political power is through elections that are passive of corruption, unbalanced power dynamics between candidates that only show their faces each 4 years and things continue to be more or less the same. You also said about how we cling solely to the ideology of the party, but there is plenty of divergence of opinions within communism that are disputable and that we actually like to discuss. About dissent or slightly deviations, again, it all depends if it’s a material based divergence or a counter proletariat ideology or idealism. Please don’t take this comment as any form of criticism, as I just want to understand your perception and maybe shine some light on this legitimate concern, given how communism is portrayed as a inflexible authoritarian doctrine by the status quo. Hope u have a great day!

[@nos4a2_]

The problem with communism is that it requires the cooperation and understanding of every single citizen. That's why communism is bad even if you may agree with it at its core, it forces every single person to cooperate and opresses other tought processes or ideologies with there being a single political party and not giving any other group of ideologically different people any power. (in most cases straight up eliminating them)

[@LeMond1911]

I’ve came here open minded for a real and profound analysis since i’m righ wing oriented, i’m deeply disapointed… Nothing at any of the points made me rethink my positions, it was only propaganda, victimism and arrogance. I’ll take capitalism critics any day, but that video only spits cheep and hollow giberish, i feel like i’ve waisted my time, had more meaningfull conversations about communism drunk at 4am at random pubs. Communists only want to be the VERY “rulling class” they criticise, were do people like me, who doesn’t see dialetical and historical materialism as the best way to study history, fit on your regime? I don’t wanna be rulled by stupid dictators AND i belive we can improve society via democracy, thats all, stop this delusional thinking, if you really want to improve society and can’t wait for democracy, HELP PEOPLE AROUND YOU 💁‍♂️

[@ianmccutcheon1058]

This comment section is the most insane thing I've ever seen. We have have documented societies who tried communism and failed miserably resulting in mass famine, death and an even wider weath and societal gaps yet there's people who think this is still the way. Maybe capitalism isn't the way but communism definitely isn't, as we have seen. On paper communism is flawless but in practice it is extremely flawed.

[@_Jaspy_]

Fucking word. Agree on everything you sed👍🏻

[@kamchatmonk]

It's true... if you completely ignore the context and global relations. Ignore the legacy of colonialism, the reality of neocolonialism and economical war. The societies that try communism are former poor and oppressed colonies, while today's successful capitalists are yesterday's colonial empires starting on piles of stolen gold. People say how bad and poor life was in USSR and communist China, but these countries appeared on ruins and then withstood the most brutal war in human history, they were prime targets.

[@ianmccutcheon1058]

@@kamchatmonk you can’t be serious

[@cantree2574]

@@kamchatmonk But what about the two Koreas?

[@AdmiralOfMapping]

Japanese opression?

[@TigOriMish]

I remember that Adam Smith, as the founder of capitalism as an economic system, was criticized mainly by being told that capitalism is impossible.

[@GoldenRedder]

And here we are. Talking about Adam Smith with a magic boxes that transmit letters long distances nearly instantly that Is also capable of letting us communicate across countries in real time thanks to capitalism.

[@birbeyboop]

​@@GoldenRedder all the technology that makes this possible was invented by public sector researchers doing publicly funded R&D. Do you seriously think ARPANET was a tech startup or something?

[@PapasGatito]

@@GoldenRedder Yes, because technology only exists because rich people can exploit their workers and Leonid Kuprianóvich never existed, sure

[@the_Underrated_Comment]

Well, capitalism was not created by anyone, because it arose naturally, it was just explained, just as gravity was explained by Isaac Newton.

[@diegoyokota8721]

is so comforting to know others marxists communities beyond those of my country comrade compliments from south america

[@materialism4080]

The thing that attracted me most to Marxism, is the Marxist theory of history, dialectical materialism and historical materialism, social relations of class society. It completely changed the social lenses that I viewed society and reality itself as a human being.

[@axe863]

Like a religious experience .......

[@RedRed.917]

@@axe863 the exact opposite

[@axe863]

@RedRed.917 Right. An unfalsfiable belief system where the end result after tribulation is infinite resource efficiency. Materualistic Heaven, much.

[@diegooo0725]

Yeah keep trying the same shit u will have same results commy

[@COLORYTHEORY]

commie*

[@pavel8485]

"Yeah keep trying the same shit u will have same results capitalist" some random feudal after crushing revolutionary France in 1815

[@daesligado]

Watched the video with great interest, but some of the statements clash with other things that I've heard. E.g. you attributed women's rights, 40h week and the equality of PoC to marxism. As far as I know the 40h week was introduced by different movements in different countries. In the US it was even a company - Ford Motors Company - which introduced it. The feminist movement in the 60s was heavily funded by the Rockefellers and other rich families, which even were the ones who created "Gender Studies". Theories say that was to gain new cheap workers and tax payers, by simply doubling the workforce in a short period of time. Martin Luther King, probably the most prominent figure of the civil rights movement was anti-communist. And I don't understand why current communist countries, like Cuba, North Korea and Vietnman are not considered representative of what communist reality looks like. Quotes like "Secret intelligence operations like MK Ultra has far exceeded all limits of inhumanity challenging even the vilest Nazi experiments" makes me really doubt you have any idea what took place in german concentration camps or soviet gulags.

[@tremuloustetra9083]

Now 63, I became a Marxist in 1989 (29). I still consider myself a Marxist, feel Marxism should evolve, as 1 of the central pillars Marxism is, evolution/change. For me 1 of the big problems with Marxist movements is the communication methods. We have to start with complete honesty, and that includes paying the devil it's due. I argue that England is the greatest country in the world (China close 2nd), because at the time of the English revolution there were about 350 million people in the world. Today there are nearly 8 billion. This 8 billion figure would be impossible under any other mode of production. So as 1 of the prime innovators of capitalism, and through competition (economic and military) England probably did more than any other country in the world has ever done to achieve the prime objective of any species, reproduction. Communist's and Marxist's know that capitalism is the greatest social operating system (mode of production) that has ever existed, so why not start with that in your arguments to argue for something different. Why not also argue many features of capitalisms class structure and economic structure, are a great boon to humanity as a whole. Sure capitalism is exploitative, as were all class societies, but it is also the best at satisfying human needs. 1 of the big problems for throwing out capitalism in its totality, is the use of the price mechanism, don't you think? The price mechanism abstracted, is merely communicating best practices in production. The road I'm going down now, out of frustration with the old methods, is possibly leaning towards what Marx described as "utopian socialism". The right wing and the billionaires clothed themselves in freedom and democracy, so why not hang them with their own petard? Instead of looking for an armed social revolution, why not a democratic revolution? For the 1st time in history we have the means (Internet) for the people to speak out loud, so loud (in numbers) they cannot be ignored. Especially when the aims at the same aims the billionaires and the elite claim are their aims. This kind of example. www.change.org/p/who-wouldn-t-vote-for-p-e-a-c-e We need to start with the fundamentals. What is fundamental to human existence, water. 1/5 of the world live in water poverty. THIS, water, is the starting point. The global campaign for clean water for all, SECURE clean water, is a boon to us all, for if there is any global catastrophe having clean water in as many parts of the world as possible maximises the chance of species survival.

[@DaCubanCrokodile]

I stopped being communism when I saw what other communist countries did and still do

[@revolutionteodoro]

There is no communist country in history. Not yet.

[@DaCubanCrokodile]

@@revolutionteodoro feel free to call it socialism, communism, collectivism... I call it "shit", and the fact that I can call it "SHIT" is because I live in a free country. I dare you to say this same thing in China, Vietnam, Laos, Cuba, North Korea and every other socialist state. Yes, capitalism has its flaws, and let's be real: pure liberism is basically slavery. That's why we have mixed economies.

[@coztfu]

Do you learn to ride a bike without trying first? Going against a global system is not supposed to happen. That's why its so difficult to surpass capitalism and thats why its so difficult (and yet so simple) to emancipate ourselves!

[@DaCubanCrokodile]

@@coztfu it has been proven that socialism cannot work, just look at how many experiments like the Soviet Union. I am totally ok with a SOCIALDEMOCRACY or with Democratic Socialism (2 different things, I like socialdemocracy better) because capitalism must not disappear. The free market must have SOME regulations, but it must not be fully controlled by the state

[@randallfe]

@@revolutionteodoroliterally has. Cuba is communist

[@kaznjenik111]

no thanks 😂😂😂

[@COLORYTHEORY]

ok

[@idontlikesand6267]

I hate idiots who have never lived in a country where communism existed. See the differences between the Eastern bloc countries and the Western countries in Europe

[@BalkanOdyssey_]

Watch my video "Depressing journey from Germany to Bosnia" for actual insights into why there is such a difference. Or my video "Why is communism so depressing and grey". That shpuld hopefully clear some things up.

[@Seth-MAD-man]

​@@BalkanOdyssey_ sorry man communism ain't for me

[@6worthy]

great video