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minus-squareCowbee [he/him]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoWhy would it happen in Communism, mechanically? I’m not asking if it happened in AES states, but why.
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoAs I said, The powerful will always seek to exploit the labor of the masses, under any economic system. It appears to be fundamental to human nature. Note I’m not saying it’s inevitable that it will happen, but I am saying it’s inevitable that those in power will try.
minus-squareCowbee [he/him]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months ago As I said, The powerful will always seek to exploit the labor of the masses, under any economic system. It appears to be fundamental to human nature. This is pseudoscience.
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoName a single society where it hasn’t happened.
minus-squareCowbee [he/him]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoAt all, to any degree? Don’t think that’s possible, but it certainly happened to a far lesser extent in AES countries.
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThe extent to which it happens depends on the structures in place to prevent it. That’s all I’m saying. If left unchecked, power corrupts.
minus-squareCowbee [he/him]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoIt’s still vibes-based, the post-office having a manage doesn’t mean the system is tyrannical. How power is structured matters too.
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Why would it happen in Communism, mechanically? I’m not asking if it happened in AES states, but why.
As I said, The powerful will always seek to exploit the labor of the masses, under any economic system. It appears to be fundamental to human nature.
Note I’m not saying it’s inevitable that it will happen, but I am saying it’s inevitable that those in power will try.
This is pseudoscience.
It’s empirically derived.
How so? Vibes?
Name a single society where it hasn’t happened.
At all, to any degree? Don’t think that’s possible, but it certainly happened to a far lesser extent in AES countries.
The extent to which it happens depends on the structures in place to prevent it. That’s all I’m saying. If left unchecked, power corrupts.
It’s still vibes-based, the post-office having a manage doesn’t mean the system is tyrannical. How power is structured matters too.