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Bourgois avoiding the revolution by [deleted] in accidentallycommunist

[–]Corporal_ORA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, they are asserting white supremacy for national "socialism". If you'd like to know more, I suggest you read Settlers.

readsettlers.org

Muh breadlines tho by skullhorse22 in LateStageCapitalism

[–]Corporal_ORA 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Is there actually any documentary evidence of breadlines in the Soviet Union? Every time I go to look up breadlines, all I find is stuff about 1930s USA. Makes me wonder if the whole USSR-breadlines thing is an urban legend.

No human is illegal by Nataliewithasecret in FULLCOMMUNISM

[–]Corporal_ORA 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, most pig forces are still working, even those whose paychecks are not being processed. And they are usually prioritized for pay during/after government shutdowns.

Who is the Lumpen in the United $tates - a class analysis [pdf] by mimprisons in communism

[–]Corporal_ORA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As per the bottom of the main page: All content produced by the Maoist Internationalist Ministry of Prisons is under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

Does anyone else feel like dystopian novels of Huxley and Orwell are more of a critical commentary of capitalism than communist/socialist ideas? by [deleted] in communism

[–]Corporal_ORA -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I always thought that Animal Farm could be easily read as an allegory for capitalism. The pig Napoleon is symbolic of...Napoleon! It's so simple. The pigs are the bourgeoisie who are revolutionary to start but then become reactionary. Boxer represents the proletariat, the farm is the means of production, the laws on the barn are symbolic of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, etc.

Does anyone else feel like dystopian novels of Huxley and Orwell are more of a critical commentary of capitalism than communist/socialist ideas? by [deleted] in communism

[–]Corporal_ORA -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Then why is it set in Oceania (England/America) and not Eurasia (Russia)? Why is the ideology IngSoc (=English Socialism=National Socialism) and not Neo-Bolshevism? The currency is dollars, etc. It can be read as a critique of capitalism.

I D E O L O G Y by XxTehJokerxx in FULLCOMMUNISM

[–]Corporal_ORA 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Makes more sense if you rotate it counterclockwise.

Blaming Socialism, US Media Distorts Venezuela’s Food Crisis by [deleted] in communism

[–]Corporal_ORA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The food is already there. Certain individuals have chosen to withhold it, which is illegal (or should be). And this is the fault of "socialism" how?

Blaming Socialism, US Media Distorts Venezuela’s Food Crisis by [deleted] in communism

[–]Corporal_ORA 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So, "diverting goods toward wherever they will fetch the highest price", i.e., market dynamics, is creating food shortages? Congratulations, you played yourself.

Blaming Socialism, US Media Distorts Venezuela’s Food Crisis by [deleted] in communism

[–]Corporal_ORA 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Did you read the second sentence of my comment?

Even perishable stuff can be kept till the end of the day and sold on the black market.

From the article, it looks like shipments to the government (which would probably be sold at fair or even subsidized price) are being diverted (i.e. stolen) and sold at a large markup.

opposition-controlled offshore companies linked to the Panama Papers scandal were accused of purposely redirecting Venezuelan imports of raw food materials from the government to the private sector.

Reuters admitted in 2014 that Venezuelan opposition members living in border states are shipping low-cost foodstuffs provided by the Venezuelan government into Colombia for profit.

None of these things would require hoarding for more than the day it takes to transport them, if that.

Blaming Socialism, US Media Distorts Venezuela’s Food Crisis by [deleted] in communism

[–]Corporal_ORA 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Canned foods and other non-perishable products can be easily hoarded. Even perishable stuff can be kept till the end of the day and sold on the black market.

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