Why YSK: because what seems like equal situation from surface isn’t always equal opportunity for all. And even when equal measure of help is provided, it might not be equally useful.

  • hellishharlot
    103·
    1 year ago

    Communism: send the apple picking expert to work in the steel factory and get a random university professor to pick them instead

    Why? He’s an expert in that, if we don’t have steel mill experts we can train willing participants. Experts should always flow to their field of expertise

    • JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
      4·
      1 year ago

      I think he’s referring to Soviet Russia specifically, where farmers were sent to factories or turned into impromptu pig iron producers because of misguided heavy handed top down policies.

    • ssboomman@lemm.ee
      1·
      1 year ago

      Hey look another person who has no idea what capitalism or communism is! Did you know there’s tons of people who have degrees in specific fields and are working at jobs that don’t match? Because capitalism!

    • nxfsi@lemmy.world
      36·
      1 year ago

      The steel mill experts were purged for saying that sending literally everyone to work on smelting steel is unsustainable.

      • DarthBueller@lemmy.world
        41·
        1 year ago

        I love that the commies on here ignore the fact that every communist government to date had to rely on mass purges and persecution to rule and STILL became utterly corrupt and generated an elite ruling class. I’m not saying capitalism is the way, truth, and light, but holy fuck for as smart as the fediverse commies think they are, they are woefully blind to history. At this point, even western european-style socialism is a reach for the US but these guys want a commie revolution? These idiots want blood on the walls and meanwhile I just want my four year old to have a decent future.

        • Jaderick@lemmy.world
          3·
          1 year ago

          There’s an argument to be made that some people need a guiding hand when it comes to caring for others or to act in ways that are beneficial for others and themselves, but it seemed like most tankies on Reddit at least were anti-west contrarians. Nominally they were anti-imperialist but always ignored non-western imperialism.

          • DarthBueller@lemmy.world
            11·
            1 year ago

            Instead of being a fucking asshole, why don’t you educate me? Can you point me to a real life example of a vibrant communist state that didn’t need to metaphorically or literally crush people to further the communist purpose? I’m well aware of the ideals of Marxism, the history of workers movements, and the historical reality of Stalin, Mao, the Khmer, etc. So please tell me what I know nothing about.

            • Rom@lemm.eeEnglish
              1·
              1 year ago

              Why is that my job? You have access to the internet, fucking do it yourself.

          • whats_a_refoogee@sh.itjust.works
            11·
            1 year ago

            Communism is a paradise where everyone gets along and nothing goes wrong. Anything else is not true communism. I just don’t get why that’s so hard to understand.