• novibe@lemmy.ml
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    20 days ago

    And when was a requirement for communism?

    A stateless, classless, moneyless society. How can a class own something then?

    Absolute nonsense.

    Communism is from each according to their ability, to each according to their want.

    And it’s a centuries long process.

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      Communism is from each according to their ability, to each according to their want.

      I thought it was “From each according to their ability, to each according to their need”?

      Wants and needs are often conflated but the outcomes of each phase would likely look incredibly different.

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        20 days ago

        Neither are correct. Your phrase is correct, but that specifically refers to post-scarcity, Upper-Stage Communism, not Communism itself. Communism is essentially a global, fully socialized republic devoid of private property, after classes have been abolished and Capital finally fully wrested and incorporated into the public sector.

        The “needs” of Upper-Stage Communism are also wants. It largely doesn’t matter, Marx wasn’t a Utopian, he didn’t advocate for Socialism out of any moral reason, but by analyzing where Capitalism was developing.