Dialectical Idealist
[W]e must recognize, and loudly proclaim, that everyone, whatever his grade in the old society, whether strong or weak, capable or incapable, has, before everything, the right to live, and that society is bound to share among all, without exception, the means of existence it has at its disposal.
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Well said. To give some more examples of communal societies:
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The Mbuti hunter-gatherers of the Ituri Forest in central Africa.
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The gift-giving economy of the Semai in Malaya.
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Numerous indigenous societies in NA that practice communal land ownership (Lakota/Dakota/the Cherokee, etc.).
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Millions who shared resources in the villages of Europe:
- Arable land was often divided into plots for local families to farm (e.g., the English open field system, - Scandinavian Solskifte [“Sun Division”] system, the Irish “Rundale” system, etc.).
- Grazing lands and forests were often shared by the community (e.g., in Scandinavia, Spain, France).
People who argue that we need capitalism to save us from ourselves don’t understand human nature.
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Additionally, we have managed pastures, woods, and fisheries for thousands of years without government intervention. The so-called tragedy is solved by community members (checks notes) talking about how to preserve the resources required for their survival.
2·5 days agoI just switched and, yeah, the learning curve can be tough. This month I’ve learned two dozen abbreviations just because I’ve had to install, fix things, and customize. No way the average users would want to go through that.
The results can be cool though. Terminal opens as a matrix window and then neofetches an ascii art image of my face. Makes it all worth it haha. Also, fuck Microsoft.
Back up your data and dual boot. Or just try it out from a USB stick and see how you like it.
Thanks, I’ll try it out
I have been putting up with the ads, spyware, and lack of control for years: this was the last straw for me. Couldn’t upgrade to Win11 and now they’re ending support for Win10?
Just wiped my SSD and booted Linux Mint. I’ll miss certain games and Paint.net (slowly learning GIMP) but I can’t put up with this shit anymore.
3·11 days agoCongress has been increasingly abdicating more of its powers for several administrations now
Typically this meme format is inflammatory because it doesn’t explain itself. So adding the pictures is a nice touch
great name btw OP
I thought you were joking but Wikipedia really does say that…
What about the U.K.?
Looking at the responses in this thread, I’m pretty sure I don’t know enough to comment on the situation. Seems like you would have to study this subject semi-exclusively in order to have an informed take.
It’s not your fault.
Should compare the wealth of billionaires to the wealth of the middle and lower class. The point still holds true but people can’t accuse you of comparing apples to oranges.
Looks like something that needs to be burned with fire
The populace has stockholm syndrome.
In a communist society where we have abolished wages and everyone has their needs guaranteed, why would anyone harm the community by flouting norms regarding the commons? This paints us as naturally immoral creatures that will always need Father Government to protect us from ourselves. Arguably, people are such social creatures that strong norms and taboos would keep most (all?) of us in check (again, in the context of a communist society).