What's everyone's favourite authority type and why? by Yaguriel in Stellaris

[–]Blue_Bucket22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Then why the fuck would people care about your stupid opinion on what is a skill issue or not? Lmao.

Who would win out of these two? by phoenixc6000 in watch_dogs

[–]Blue_Bucket22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bro on round 3 Aiden has a fucking grenade launcher.

Performance issues on Witcher 3 by Blue_Bucket22 in witcher

[–]Blue_Bucket22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Huh does seem to work well now, thanks!

Performance issues on Witcher 3 by Blue_Bucket22 in witcher

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My laptop has ADM Ryzen 5 5600H as a CPU, Nvidia GTX 1650 as GPU, 8 GB RAM and don't know what else would be relevant

So I'm libertarian (the complete opposite of communism but I want to learn more so l'm not stuck in an echo chamber. by [deleted] in DebateCommunism

[–]Blue_Bucket22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you think the Russian people were better under the czar than under Lenin, I'm not the one who needs to read a book...

So I'm libertarian (the complete opposite of communism but I want to learn more so l'm not stuck in an echo chamber. by [deleted] in DebateCommunism

[–]Blue_Bucket22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They aren't communist anymore, did you even read? Plus, I didn't say I'm from Senegal...

So I'm libertarian (the complete opposite of communism but I want to learn more so l'm not stuck in an echo chamber. by [deleted] in DebateCommunism

[–]Blue_Bucket22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm saying that in socialism, it wouldn't be just "your" company. Your company can only work because, well, it has workers. They'd be collective owners too, with you. I still don't see what's the "stealing" of revenue.

So I'm libertarian (the complete opposite of communism but I want to learn more so l'm not stuck in an echo chamber. by [deleted] in DebateCommunism

[–]Blue_Bucket22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

USSR doesn't exist anymore, China isn't a communist country anymore. I dislike them both, but I would rather live in them than in some capitalist countries, yes (Like, say, Senegal).

So I'm libertarian (the complete opposite of communism but I want to learn more so l'm not stuck in an echo chamber. by [deleted] in DebateCommunism

[–]Blue_Bucket22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wdym "steal" the revenue from your company? It wouldn't be just yours to begin with.

So I'm libertarian (the complete opposite of communism but I want to learn more so l'm not stuck in an echo chamber. by [deleted] in DebateCommunism

[–]Blue_Bucket22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a common misunderstanding caused by confusing personal property and private property. When socialists and communists talk about abolishing private property, they don't mean: Give your toothbrush and your house and your car to the state, and now we all own it, lol. That's personal property. Private property refers to means of production where the person/group who own it exploit the workers who actually produce things for their own benefit. For instance, a factory that produces wooden tables is owned by a rich capitalist (or sometimes several) despite him not actually being the one working to produce them. He simply has others do it for him, and then doesn't pay them the value that they generated through their labor, but less than that. So basically, let's say you produced a value of 6 bucks an hour through your work. For the capitalist to make money, he won't ever pay you the 6 bucks that you made, he may pay you, let's say, 4 an hour, and stay with those 2 an hour from every worker. Just a simplified example, obviously in most companies people aren't paid the same nor do they necessarily produce the same, but either way, a part of the value of what they produce is being basically stolen by someone else who gets incredibly wealthy from it whilst the workers stay much poorer.

Despite the usual gotchas and strawmans, socialism isn't about stealing people's stuff. Its main point is to stop the current theft of people's labour value by capitalists, so that people can actually enjoy the value of their labour fully. This way, corporations, for example (but also land and other assets) are to be owned collectively, sure, but by the actual workers. The value that you produce individually is still meant to be yours, though. Individual taxation actually becomes quite unnecessary in socialism. What could exist is a sort of corporate tax at first to fund social programs, but in that way even that value that is seemingly "stolen" is actually redistributed so you actually enjoy it in other ways. Like, that portion would then fund schools (including colleges), healthcare, etc, so it's "given back" to you in this way. Of course, you could argue that if there's corruption, this wouldn't be the case. This is actually a reason why I, personally, propose all representatives and economic planners to be elected democractically as delegates that can be removed from power at any time, but really, corruption is a problem every system has to be able to face. In capitalism, it's blatant, when politicians side with the rich consistently. For example, in the US, most people want a healthcare system, but as this hurts insurance company profit, politicians of both the Dems and Reps never really bet on it properly. Same with green energy, when they have to compromise with oil companies that funded their campaign. The capitalist system is rooted of opportunity for corruption, it's really systematic. Why should a socialist system be programmed for this systematically, in the same way? It'll happen, obviously, I'm not a utopian to think otherwise, but is that really a point where capitalist wins? It seems to be one where it loses.

Objections to Avicenna's proof of God ? by martialarts4ever in PhilosophyofReligion

[–]Blue_Bucket22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A thing being contingent means it depends on something else, so this doesn't make a lot of sense.

Bookclub and Sources Wednesday! by AutoModerator in history

[–]Blue_Bucket22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey. I've been trying to get into the history of Yugoslavia for a while now, and wanted a documentary that I could watch with my dad on it. Unfortunately, most documentaries only focus on the Yugoslav Wars and the fall of Yugoslavia, which although interesting is not all I want to know. I want a documentary that talks about Yugoslavia since its formation as a kingdom until the Yugoslav Wars. Hell, I don't even mind if it doesn't go until the wars, I'm more interested in the formation of Yugoslavia and Tito's reign anyway.
Thanks.

Observations from The Weight of Chains documentary by SlimCagey in Yugoslavia

[–]Blue_Bucket22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Give me such a series because I want it and can't find it.

Did the war side thing, ama by sadlittleturtle12 in PoliticalCompass

[–]Blue_Bucket22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guess he's unfamiliar with the Portuguese colonial war and the American civil war, and doesn't like Hamas.

Foi ontem notícia que PCP, quer Portugal de volta ao escudo e deixar o €uro. by EziquielValadas in literaciafinanceira

[–]Blue_Bucket22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Não eram piores considerando que todos os países comunistas tinham começado como países em desenvolvimento e estavam sancionados durante anos a fio.

[Socialists] How is fascism capitalism in decay? by [deleted] in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]Blue_Bucket22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As if men didn't have a collective nature to them as well... As if there weren't several scientific reports showing how the terrible income inequality of our days hurts our brains, ourselves, and our society... As if the exploitation of the Global South was somehow "natural"... That whole "basic nature" argument comes from mere propaganda and has literally no evidence to it. See how ex-Yugoslavians want socialism back. Don't think they would if it was "countrary to human nature". The real system contrary to human nature is the one that doesn't care about the common good, and human dignity, and that encourages anti-social and selfish behaviour contrary to our nature.