Nah, it generally happens anywhere that intentionally bans Marxists and other leftists. You start to see right wing views become normalized and not as actively fought against. Being rabidly anticommunist invites Zionists and other fascists.

0 tolerance policy for Marxists? Looks like a welcoming space for anti-Marxists. Who hates Marxists the most? Fascists.

It’s only happened every time, maybe next time things will be different?

I like the ideology of socialism where workers control the means of production but I think a revolution will always put the power in the hands of the few as a by-product. I agree with Marx on a lot of points, but I also disagree with him on others.

Historically, Socialist revolutions have done dramatic shifts towards democratization of production.

Capitalism does a lot of bad, capitalism also does a lot of good (think cheaper food production and more investment into equipment for productivity). So there are two solutions. Remove capitalism or remove the bad. In my opinion removing capitalism is a surefire way to remove the bad but will also remove the good. Removing the bad from capitalism is a lot more complex and turns a sprint into a marathon but I think the end product will lead to a more equitable society that’s genuinely controlled by the people

Cheaper food production and investment into machinery is a core part of Marxism, achieved via central planning. Removing Capitalism doesn’t remove these aspects.

Secondly, you don’t mention at all how you will convince the ruling class to give you these concessions, it isn’t a marathon, it’s pushing a boulder up an infinite mountain.

Thirdly, you have not at all explained why Capitalism is more controlled by the people, the point of Capitalism is profit in the hands of the ones who hold the Capital. Democratically controlling production via Marxism makes far more sense.

It’s fine to have a personal opinion, but Marxists are going to have similar criticisms of your opinions.

The majority of the Democrat voterbase opposes genocide. She is continuing to drive Democrat voters to third parties by not taking a strong anti-genocide stance.

You say on a Lemmy.ml community, lol

I think it’s important for people to realize that political parties will serve the mechanisms that give them power. In Capitalism, that typically takes the form of donors. The DNC will always serve their donors and the interests of their donors.

Lemmy is small enough that it cannot afford to alienate people, or afford to have a superiority complex over the likes of Reddit or Twitter. The best advert is to be a welcoming community.

What do you mean by this? Lemmy doesn’t need to afford anything, it’s free and open source.

There is a spectre haunting @thorbot@lemmy.world

Jerboa is maintained by Lemmy devs.

Unfortunately, that’s for Reddit currently. Using Lemmy over Reddit is a non-normie choice already.

Well… I think public private partnerships are the way to go with profit sharing and workers being a part of the decision making process. I also think a lot of industries should be handled by the government or have a government company that is strictly non-profit. People should also have the choice of a free Internet connection if they don’t want to pay for high speeds and public transportation should be free and good. Social housing should be built in massive quantities and nimbyism should not outweigh the benefits of the people.

This is what I am talking about, actually. You’re currently talking about what you want, without analysis of how to get there. That’s why Marxism is incompatible with Social Democracy. Marxists don’t believe you can simply vote that into existence in a system where Capitalists have.all of the power.

Taxing negative effects on people via pollution should be taxed out of existence. Natural resources should be state-owned and work for the benefit of the people. Compaign donations should be illegal and loopholes should be closed.

Lots of shoulds without discussing how to get there.

These are all policies that are Marxism inspired but they still keep the capitalist element and a market economy. I think a market economy can be good but really needs a firm hand to guide it so it doesn’t fuck everything up.

It’s not really Marxist inspired, though. It erases all analysis of Capitalism, all philosophical aspects, and all of the revolutionary aspects of it. Social safery nets are good, but that’s not necessarily borne from Marxism. Simply thinking a market economy can be good is already far off of Marxism.

I believe that this area of policies should be explored more and instead of just saying “Marxism is best” then think about what an economy with 70%-90% collectively owned would look like.

I think this is ultimately born from a lack of engagement with Marx’s works, really, though I could be wrong. What have you read from Marx?

Under Capitalism, no, not really.

I’m sure there’s been hundreds of studies on it, but it seems so obvious to anyone who knows any history that I don’t feel like looking them up.

So, vibes, again.

They usually aren’t angry, in my experience.

That seems like pseudoscience to me.

It’s still vibes-based, the post-office having a manage doesn’t mean the system is tyrannical. How power is structured matters too.

At all, to any degree? Don’t think that’s possible, but it certainly happened to a far lesser extent in AES countries.

The reality is that these comments actually do work because this site is covered with bots

Is it actually? I haven’t noticed that.

You may, or your instance may not be federated with them. You can browse it anonymously or make an account that is federated with them if you want to see it.

Solarpunk isn’t an ideology though, it’s an aesthetic that can be molded depending on the views of those using it. I never said good people can’t use solarpunk to push a good message, I said there’s nothing stopping people from using Solarpunk to spread a bad message.