As a reader of my blog may know, I'm a communist, but I'm not a Stalinist. What you may not know, is that I'm active on a variety of political forums all over the internet. today I came upon a very interesting post and responded in this manner.
The first part is true. It has never been implemented anywhere. However the second part is false. How it defies human nature. Human has no generic nature. Humans are different then animals because they aren't routine and identical. They're different than animals which is why they shouldn't live like them. It is not human nature to be greedy. It is capitalist nature. Capitalism is a damn greedy system and it instills a want in man to have more and more money in order to survive.
However I do see your point. I personally think that after a few generations of communism, man would become more humane and be dedicated to his fellow people but until then, he still is greedy, which is why there would need to be some subsitute to money. Vouchers. Labor Time Vouchers. LTVs in short, are basically a measurement of how hard one works at his or her job. It is an account on a computer which you log into when you start working and log out of when you stop. LTVs can be determined by the smaount of stress and effort put into your job. The amount and quality of the product you produce. Or the successful completion of a hard task. When you are finished working, you log out and print the LTVs which you will then save up and use to by non-necessities such as electronics and furniture. What is the point of LTVs? Simple to provide a motive and incentive for man to work during the time he is still intoxicated by the evils of capitalism.
So why did communism fail in the past? Simple. Too much power was placed in one man's hands and he didn't have enough support. Communism can only happen when people are ready for it, and while it can be pushed and encouraged it will only be successful when the people are behind it. Communists today are very different than communist in the 20th century. Communists today are libertarians who have learned their lesson from the horrors of the 20th century.
Originally posted on DebatePolitics.com
True communism has never been implimented anywhere on earth. Every country that called itself communist was some form of dictatorship including the USSR. Do you know why there has never been a communist country? Because it defies human nature. Capitalism embraces many of the evil aspects of human nature. That is why capitalism flourishes. Greed, materialism, exploitation, these are the vices we humans accept as good under capitalism.
The first part is true. It has never been implemented anywhere. However the second part is false. How it defies human nature. Human has no generic nature. Humans are different then animals because they aren't routine and identical. They're different than animals which is why they shouldn't live like them. It is not human nature to be greedy. It is capitalist nature. Capitalism is a damn greedy system and it instills a want in man to have more and more money in order to survive.
However I do see your point. I personally think that after a few generations of communism, man would become more humane and be dedicated to his fellow people but until then, he still is greedy, which is why there would need to be some subsitute to money. Vouchers. Labor Time Vouchers. LTVs in short, are basically a measurement of how hard one works at his or her job. It is an account on a computer which you log into when you start working and log out of when you stop. LTVs can be determined by the smaount of stress and effort put into your job. The amount and quality of the product you produce. Or the successful completion of a hard task. When you are finished working, you log out and print the LTVs which you will then save up and use to by non-necessities such as electronics and furniture. What is the point of LTVs? Simple to provide a motive and incentive for man to work during the time he is still intoxicated by the evils of capitalism.
So why did communism fail in the past? Simple. Too much power was placed in one man's hands and he didn't have enough support. Communism can only happen when people are ready for it, and while it can be pushed and encouraged it will only be successful when the people are behind it. Communists today are very different than communist in the 20th century. Communists today are libertarians who have learned their lesson from the horrors of the 20th century.
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