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Q: How can communism be achieved in the US?
A: Unity of the working class will be needed. Workers will have to realize that capitalism cannot solve the problems it creates and that it is only beneficial to the few who own the factories, mines, press and government. Hopefully, we will achieve this in the voting booth; but if the capitalists attack, we will defend ourselves and our system.
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Suppose the masses dont agree with you?
It seems your system is dead before it can begin. What does Communism give them that they dont already have?
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Q: Can people decide what job they want in communist countries?
A: Yes, and better than under capitalism. Now, you get a job based on the education you receive, and the people you know: poor education + bad connections = a poor job, generally. Communism will allow people who have aptitudes for certain work the education--for free--to learn the skills it takes to do that work.
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You do not believe people will get preferrential treatment in a communist system? If so, why?
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Q: Why would anyone be motivated to work hard under communism? If you work harder, shouldn't you get more?
A: People can learn to be motivated by working for the common good. If we help each other, we both gain. Capitalism encourages us to fight against each other for crumbs, while the very few stuff themselves on the pie.
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If I get the same benefits whether I work or not, why should I work? What if I dont
care about the common good and just want to sit on my ass all day?
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Q: Why don't you like democracy, why is communism better?
A: Democracy and communism are not opposites. Communists believe in TRUE democracy, as opposed to our "bourgeois democracy." What that means is when you only get to choose between millionaires running for election, working class people (the vast majority of society) aren't really represented. Elections in a capitalist system are almost always decided by who can get the most corporate money. True democracy will be realized under communism because everyone will have an equal say in society.
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So the masses should not even have the
option of voting for a "bourgeois" representative?
Suppose someone has no opinion? Should they be forced to vote anyway? Does everyone get absolutely equal exposure (advertising)? If so, how is this determined?
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Q: The world has never been fair, so how can the communists make it fair?
A: Fairness is a function of how wealth is distributed. Under capitalism, workers receive only a small percentage of the wealth that they create. Under socialism, workers receive a larger share. Under communism, workers (all people) will receive everything.
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Under communism, workers do not necesarily receive what they are worth. Is the laborer worth the same as a manager, even though his work is physically harder? What about the person who chooses not to work or refuses to work to his/her potential? Who determines what labor is worth?
Even if we assume that the "workers" receive everything, that is still not necessarily fair. Right?
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Q: What would be the benefits of socialism in the US?
A: Just to name a few there would be jobs for all at living wages, full equality and an end to racism, sexism and homophobia, health care for all, a right to a clean healthy environment, equal rights for immigrant workers, free public education form nursery to university, peace and solidarity.
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If some of the workers dont think the system is fair, how can there be solidarity? Who gets to determine what is taught in the schools?
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Q: Is socialism inevitable?
A: If the human race is to survive--yes, it is.
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You dont know that...The US is the most powerful/wealthiest/technologically advanced nation that has ever existed, and it is not socialist or communist.
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For example, the capitalists want to pay workers less and less so they can have more and more for themselves.
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That is not true. The standard of living is
increasing, not decreasing. Would you rather live in America now or the America in 1950? Things are getting better, not worse.
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But when the workers have less, they can buy less, which means the capitalist end up with less as a result.
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No, because Capitalism encourages creativity and give an incentive to produce. That is why commie nations are always going to be poor compared to capitalist nations. Capitalist nations advance faster.
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Q: How can you have communism and still have individual freedom?
A: By limiting bureaucracy, establishing human-rights laws (the CPUSA and YCL have always advocated bill-of-rights socialism), and reminding all workers that they need to remain involved in union and civic activities.
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By limit bureaucracy
how? What if the masses choose to add to the bureaucracy? Should they be
allowed to?
Who gets to decide who is included in your human rights? Pedophiles, for example, feel oppressed right now. Would you include them? If not, why?
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Q: How free are the people in communist countries? What kind of rights do they have? Can they think for themselves and make their own choices?
A: These things vary according to each socialist country. Generally, no one has the right to become wealthy or spread capitalistic propaganda. In capitalist countries, we have only illusions of freedom and democracy because the media is owned by only a few corporations and the political campaigns are financed by the billionaires.
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But unlike commie countries, we also have a choice. We can turn against the media and the corporations any time we want. On a whim. Commie slaves dont have that option.
We can vote for whoever we want. Under your system, we seem to be able to vote only for "approved" candidates. Who approves them though?
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Q: How can people get ahead in a communist country?
A: Ahead of whom?
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Ahead of the people who are doing less work but getting the same benefit as me. Is my labor worth the same no matter how much effort I put forth?
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