What would you do if America turned into a Communist Country - General

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I think at some point everyone will be communist, kind of like Star Trek. Eventually, we will have near unlimited resources through colonization and asteroid mining, cleaner power sources, and a lot of things are going digital anyways, and you have an unlimited amount of something that's digital. Everything would be free because there would be unlimited supply.

I'd go to work, make some cars and then leave at 5PM to go and receive my day's bread. I would then return home and eat with my nuclear family, go to sleep and repeat this process until dead. Edit: Fuck, trick question I'm English. YOU GOT ME OP

Another part of another photo I took that shows what modern communism has become. Huge social imbalance, most people in Vietnam ride mopeds. Here's a late model BMW. All the cars in Vietnam are late model luxury brands. Communism just does not work. [IMG]http://imgur.com/VCWVi.png[/IMG]

[quote=marlkarxv2] Communism doesn't kill people; bad leaders do. The USSR was not that great of a country, you are correct, but you cannot deny the advances in science and engineering made by the hands of the Soviets. The USSR, at first, was a progressive country under Lenin, but when Stalin came into power everything went wrong. Mexin, you probably know nothing of Leninism and Trotskyism, and you probably think only of Stalin. Stalin is not a communist! He agreed with only one communist idea. In the later years, 70s-80s, the USSR was, once again, fairly progressive. The Soviets fought to build roads, schools, wells, and to build up the infrastructure of countries like Afghanistan, only capitalistic pigs had to ruin everything (in this case, the US armed the mujaheddin). Capitalists wanted nothing more than to halt communism, and they were just as ruthless as people like Stalin, Mao, and Pol Pot. Capitalists killed and tortured innocent Colombian peasants. Why? Because they were "supporting communists". The US supported fascists in Spain and Greece? Why? Because they "fought for freedom". The US put arms in Turkey, aimed them at Russia, but was totally shocked and surprised when Russia did the same, but put arms in Cuba and aimed them at the US. Capitalism! How innocent you are! The US supported 'Operation Condor', or plans to kill the political left in South and Central America. Does that seem progressive to you? No. Capitalism does not offer you any more "freedom" than communism does. Communism advocated freedom. But does that mean the political right deserves freedom? Hell no! [/quote] I thought some people should read this.

Chances are we'll all be dead before the United States would ever transition into a Communist State. It's like a black hole decaying, gonna take a looooooooooooooooooong time

Well it seems to me that Capitalism works best with human nature. Since it works with human greed, it would seem to be the more logical choice. As said before, Communism doesn't work because of this greed. Because no matter how equal you try to make the world, someone will always be on top.

The way our government is, and the way communism is, it wouldn't ever happen.

[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;25580664]Chances are we'll all be dead before the United States would ever transition into a Communist State. It's like a black hole decaying, gonna take a looooooooooooooooooong time[/QUOTE] The USA is going to disintegrate before it comes close to becoming Communist, or at least that's what I think.

[QUOTE=marlkarxv2]Communism doesn't kill people; bad leaders do. The USSR was not that great of a country, you are correct, but you cannot deny the advances in science and engineering made by the hands of the Soviets. The USSR, at first, was a progressive country under Lenin, but when Stalin came into power everything went wrong. Mexin, you probably know nothing of Leninism and Trotskyism, and you probably think only of Stalin. Stalin is not a communist! He agreed with only one communist idea. In the later years, 70s-80s, the USSR was, once again, fairly progressive. The Soviets fought to build roads, schools, wells, and to build up the infrastructure of countries like Afghanistan, only capitalistic pigs had to ruin everything (in this case, the US armed the mujaheddin). Capitalists wanted nothing more than to halt communism, and they were just as ruthless as people like Stalin, Mao, and Pol Pot. Capitalists killed and tortured innocent Colombian peasants. Why? Because they were "supporting communists". The US supported fascists in Spain and Greece? Why? Because they "fought for freedom". The US put arms in Turkey, aimed them at Russia, but was totally shocked and surprised when Russia did the same, but put arms in Cuba and aimed them at the US. Capitalism! How innocent you are! The US supported 'Operation Condor', or plans to kill the political left in South and Central America. Does that seem progressive to you? No. Capitalism does not offer you any more "freedom" than communism does. Communism advocated freedom. But does that mean the political right deserves freedom? Hell no! [QUOTE=Mac2468;25580651]I thought some people should read this.[/QUOTE][/QUOTE] That's just an argument about the hypocrisy of the United States, not whether communism is better or worse.

[QUOTE=shatteredwindow;25580579]I think at some point everyone will be communist, kind of like Star Trek. Eventually, we will have near unlimited resources through colonization and asteroid mining, cleaner power sources, and a lot of things are going digital anyways, and you have an unlimited amount of something that's digital. Everything would be free because there would be unlimited supply.[/QUOTE] Pretty much only the federation isa perfect utopia. There are all kinds of other governments i the galaxy

[QUOTE={ABK}AbbySciuto;25580331]Human nature prevents it from working properly. If one human performs more activities than another human and both get the same exact reward, the human who performed more will want more. Humans are greedy by nature, and Communism can't work with this fact. I believe that OP is referring to SOCIALISM, which is NOT the same thing.[/QUOTE] Marx based the success of Communism on our desires to work hard for the common good. But not everyone is like that

I wasn't talking about you specifically. Also; Vietnam is hardly Communist. That's like calling the USA a democracy. People call it that but if you look up the definition you realize that the USA isn't a democracy, and Vietnam isn't Communist.

[QUOTE=Mac2468;25580760]I wasn't talking about you specifically. Also; Vietnam is hardly Communist. That's like calling the USA a democracy. People call it that but if you look up the definition you realize that the USA isn't a democracy, and Vietnam isn't Communist.[/QUOTE] There's no black and white communism and democracy, there's aspects of each in nearly all societies. The US and Vietnam however are at practically opposite ends of the spectrum in todays world, save for North Korea.

Nothing since I live in Australia.

[QUOTE=Superwafflez;25580790]There's no black and white communism and democracy, there's aspects of each in nearly all societies. The US and Vietnam however are at practically opposite ends of the spectrum in todays world, save for North Korea.[/QUOTE] And Vietnam is bad "Communism."

It would be a better place.

[QUOTE=Mac2468;25580818]And Vietnam is bad "Communism."[/QUOTE] Elaborate? You're making no sense and ruining the debate.

[QUOTE=Superwafflez;25580840]Elaborate? You're making no sense and ruining the debate.[/QUOTE] Vietnam hasn't been Communist for decades and you shouldn't use it as an example.

[QUOTE=mastermaul;25580294][img_thumb]http://blog.newsarama.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/red_dawn.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] This movie is so fucking terrible.

I would jump on to my flying pig and go to Canada.

[QUOTE=Mac2468;25580876]Vietnam hasn't been Communist for decades and you shouldn't use it as an example.[/QUOTE] Been to Vietnam lately? [quote=Encyclopedia]Government - Socialist republic, single party communist state[/quote]

[QUOTE=Superwafflez;25580972]Been to Vietnam lately?[/QUOTE] 666th post ALSO DEATH TO THOSE SOCIALIST RUSKIES, LONG LIVE AMURKAH

I wouldn't give a fuck because i'm in the great white north

Flee to Canada.

I would break out the guns and start and armed revolution.

oh look another one of these dumb, boring, contentless threads that the OP makes on a whim because he recently heard about this "communism" thing [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v418/SSmstzo/zoidberg_bad.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=Superwafflez;25580257]Communism as a theory is incredible. Communism in combination with other aspects is terrible, visit Vietnam before you make up your mind. Rate me dumb if you wish, but having experienced communism first hand - it's quite unnerving. Here's part of a photo I took of the propaganda present in Vietnam. [/QUOTE] Whats does that say?