Which is a very uninformed (or intentionally misleading) thing to say, because Communism from it’s very beginning has always assumed that there are bad actors and always will be, hence the whole dictatorship of the proletariat thing.
The idea (in theory) was that once the proleteriat seizes power, they would act akin to a dictator in ancient Rome, who would be given the extraordinary powers to handle extraordinary circumstances (such as, in this case, the (re)construction of society). It’s not implying totalitarian rule.
It’s also the state power to oppress counter revolutionaries and the former high class, often through violence and forced labour. That to me is a form of dictatorship, even if it does provide better conditions and freedom to much more people than the newly oppressed.
I’m not saying it to praise it or condemn it, I just think it’s a fact at this point.
I definitely don’t support the free market, don’t get me wrong. I’m just saying that many people have an entirely wrong understanding of what Communism is and criticize it as utopian, when it’s anything but. From it’s very definition it’s a system that assumes there are people willing to reach for more in expense of others, and that there will always be people willing to play dirty in order to achieve that.
It’s a tough system because it needs to counteract those forces.
I agree that a completely free market would not be in the best interest of the consumer, as it would very quickly delve into anti-competitive behaviour. A well functioning market of free enterprise requires competition.
Which is a very uninformed (or intentionally misleading) thing to say, because Communism from it’s very beginning has always assumed that there are bad actors and always will be, hence the whole dictatorship of the proletariat thing.
That’s, to put it mildly, not what that phrase means.
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What do you mean?
The idea (in theory) was that once the proleteriat seizes power, they would act akin to a dictator in ancient Rome, who would be given the extraordinary powers to handle extraordinary circumstances (such as, in this case, the (re)construction of society). It’s not implying totalitarian rule.
It’s also the state power to oppress counter revolutionaries and the former high class, often through violence and forced labour. That to me is a form of dictatorship, even if it does provide better conditions and freedom to much more people than the newly oppressed.
I’m not saying it to praise it or condemn it, I just think it’s a fact at this point.
Free Market is as much of a fairy tale as Communism, for exactly the same reasons.
I definitely don’t support the free market, don’t get me wrong. I’m just saying that many people have an entirely wrong understanding of what Communism is and criticize it as utopian, when it’s anything but. From it’s very definition it’s a system that assumes there are people willing to reach for more in expense of others, and that there will always be people willing to play dirty in order to achieve that.
It’s a tough system because it needs to counteract those forces.
I agree that a completely free market would not be in the best interest of the consumer, as it would very quickly delve into anti-competitive behaviour. A well functioning market of free enterprise requires competition.