Anonymous #1 17w

The way that in American culture communism is instantly treated as a “bad word” anywhere outside of an academic setting, or the way it’s used to demonize candidates for their capitalist policies not being capitalist enough.

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Anonymous OP 17w

As someone in college courses that look deeply into different forms of governments i completely disagree. The main ideology of communism makes sense but just doesn’t work.

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Anonymous #1 17w

My view is that it’s a system of governance and is not inherently good or evil, like any system it can be corrupted by bad actors. It has benefits such as increased social security and centralized production, but major drawbacks in terms of class mobility, etc. My point is that the red scare has had a long lasting impact and leads to people discounting and boiling down complex topics to “good or bad.”

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Anonymous OP 17w

Yes - in terms of US history we are made to see communism as something “bad” but that’s not directly taught or pressed upon students. I just disagree with your statement of communism being treated as a “bad word” in America.

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Anonymous #1 17w

It hasn’t worked, but can you name a country that failed without foreign influence? The U.S. launched operations in developing countries just because of rumors that the candidate was friendly with communist countries. Additionally a country can’t operate under a truly communist government because of trade with capitalist nations.

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Anonymous #1 17w

That’s fair, and highly dependent on where you grew up in the U.S. In the Midwest, “what are you a communist” is heard multiple times a day.

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Anonymous #3 17w

The U.S.

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Anonymous OP 17w

So you’re a pick me American

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Anonymous #4 17w

Tf is that supposed to mean?

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Anonymous OP 17w

“Hey Europeans looks at me and how much I hate my country please accept me pretty please”

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Anonymous #4 17w

lol I mean fair, it’s exceptionally difficult for Americans to get European residency rn

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Anonymous OP 17w

Are you under the impression that Europeans like communism?

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Anonymous #4 17w

Not all of them, but I am aware that the U.S. has some of the most conservative “liberals” in the world. Our politics are all kinds of fucked up, and it has spread to other countries since 2016 just look at Boris Johnson. The U.S. also has a wave of anti-intellectualism going on right now. Any public academic conversation regarding communism emphasizes its failures while failing to dive into the impact of foreign intervention and global sanctions.

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Anonymous OP 17w

Communism literally had no successes though. If it was a good system it would have been able to resist foreign intervention and sanctions.

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Anonymous #4 17w

That’s like saying I refused to sell you insurance then set your house on fire, but you should be able to eat it and just buy another house with little to no aid.

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Anonymous #5 17w

I’ve got several polish friends who agree with me, what’s your point?

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Anonymous OP 17w

No you don’t

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Anonymous OP 17w

You probably just surround yourself with left wing people. The Poles went so far as to ban communist symbols for a while.

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