Communism requires a planned economy which requires authoritarianism. Post scarcity != communism, if we go by the motief of this thread then the federation is not communist it also doesn't have a planned economy.
I hear what you're saying. I question the assertion that economic planning requires authoritarianism, unless you're being really loose with the term.
planned economy isn't the same thing as economic planning.
"an economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by the government."
I hear what you're saying. I question the assertion that economic planning requires authoritarianism, unless you're being really loose with the term.
planned economy isn't the same thing as economic planning. "an economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by the government." https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/planned_economy
And government oversight isn't the same thing as authoritarianism. As with most things the devil is usually in the details. I recommend looking into the anarcho-syndicalist strategy for structuring economic activity for a snapshot of one possible approach to the problem of establishing planned economic activity without devolving into a gulag-riddled dystopia.
planned economy isn't the same thing as economic planning. "an economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by the government." https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/planned_economy
And government oversight isn't the same thing as authoritarianism. As with most things the devil is usually in the details. I recommend looking into the anarcho-syndicalist strategy for structuring economic activity for a snapshot of one possible approach to the problem of establishing planned economic activity without devolving into a gulag-riddled dystopia.
This isn't oversight, this is the government controlling all capital, the market, and every other part of the economy.
Anarcho-syndicalism isn't an economic model, it's a revolutionary model which is the most common problem with the vast majority of so called alternative models to planned economy or the free market.
The models are more about how to get control over the power and influence but are very light on what to do next.
And government oversight isn't the same thing as authoritarianism. As with most things the devil is usually in the details. I recommend looking into the anarcho-syndicalist strategy for structuring economic activity for a snapshot of one possible approach to the problem of establishing planned economic activity without devolving into a gulag-riddled dystopia.
This isn't oversight, this is the government controlling all capital, the market, and every other part of the economy. Anarcho-syndicalism isn't an economic model, it's a revolutionary model which is the most common problem with the vast majority of so called alternative models to planned economy or the free market. The models are more about how to get control over the power and influence but are very light on what t…
facepalm Anarcho-syndicalism is absolutely an economic as well as a political model. Cheers.
This isn't oversight, this is the government controlling all capital, the market, and every other part of the economy. Anarcho-syndicalism isn't an economic model, it's a revolutionary model which is the most common problem with the vast majority of so called alternative models to planned economy or the free market. The models are more about how to get control over the power and influence but are very light on what t…
facepalm Anarcho-syndicalism is absolutely an economic as well as a political model. Cheers.
Once you get the power whilst operating within a free market what then?
Why do you hate communism? Is there a legitimate reason?
Given his statement I'm assuming his family fled a particular implementation of communism at some point in the past. I struggle with responses to statements like OP has made for a number of reasons. I find it questionable that authoritarianism is a required component of a communist society. That said it has clearly been a component of all implementations of "communism" at the national level. I'm air quoting that beca…
The main reason why I stated this about communism is the constant buzzword-like usage of "communist" by too many right-wingers, when they read anything related to critisizing their oh so beloved capitalistic society. I don't follow communists and want to kill them. So I don't despise it like my worst enemy. But, especially regarding communism that actually happened, like Russia, East-Germany, Cuba, North Korea, etc, I stand against those types with everything I am. And honestly communism wouldn't be ao shitty if people had more self-discpline and could sacrifice freedom for the sake of a better environment for the majority of people. But humans don't work like this which is why communism never worked without making it unfair and totalitarian.