I bet you'd have problems giving a coherent definition of communism, but you probably believe it's synonymous with socialism and liberalism. That's pretty normal for Americans, since the Republican party has done an excellent job of conflating the three things in the minds of many Americans. The Republicans also put a lot of effort into convincing schmucks like you that any economic system other than dog-eat-dog American capitalism inevitably results in widespread poverty.
That's really ironic, given that the current reality is that the wealthiest 1% of Americans currently possess around 30% of total wealth, and the top 10% of Americans own about 69% of all assets, while the bottom 50% owns around 2% of total assets. The remaining 29% of assets is distributed amongst all those in the 50th to 90th percentiles.
In other words, the top ten percent owns roughly two-thirds of the available wealth, the forty percent of the population just below them owns less than a third of the remaining wealth, and the bottom half of the country owns basically nothing and is struggling to get by on a month to month - or week to week - basis.
I say it's ironic that the political right pushes the BS that this is the best of all possible economic systems, but actually it's a deliberate, constant, cynical effort by those at the top of the shitheap to convince everyone down below (in other words, suckers like you) that nothing should change because that could only result in them becoming even poorer. The truth is that it's all about the wealthy wanting to hold on to everything they have and them being allowed to accumulate even more, since that's how shallow, selfish people define winning at life.
Still, as long as so many dumb Americans continue to believe the lie that anyone can join the one-percenters if they work hard, pray hard and always vote for people who want the current system to continue, the current system will persist.
I find it hilarious when people try to preach for communism but wouldn't even consider living in a communist location, or at the very least build their own commune and put their views in to practice but will instead try to force everyone else into communism off of the back of a capitalist system.
Yeah, a minority of people own the majority of wealth, they also generate wealth, my dude, they also bring in jobs which create tax payers. Is it perfect? No but nothing ever is and it's still better than a system that essentially works on the hopes that everyone will pull their weight.
You're also implying that only the "top" disapprove of communism so that they can hold on to their wealth but I sure as shit can assure you that the old folks down your street that own the ol' pa and ma store will have the exact same view that their humble earnings should remain theirs and they should be in control of what happens with their business.
And since your patronizing has pissed me off, I'd like to know something. How much do you donate of your usual earnings? It's all fine and dandy to say everyone should get fucked over for your idealistic view of the future but do *you* live a life where you only pay for the bare minimum that's required to be fit and healthy and then pass the rest off to someone who isn't as fortunate to have such an opportunity? Atleast two full-time workers in support of communism in this feed can change the life of someone in poverty by not buying any luxuries and forfeiting it to those that could use it for necessities but I will bet my left testicle that you don't do that, you won't do that, yet you will still insist that *I* should do that under threat of the government.
So quit with the pretentious shit, you're not better than anyone here just because you think we should all look after the poor while you do nothing to look after the poor.
IIN That I think Communists are hypocrites?
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I bet you'd have problems giving a coherent definition of communism, but you probably believe it's synonymous with socialism and liberalism. That's pretty normal for Americans, since the Republican party has done an excellent job of conflating the three things in the minds of many Americans. The Republicans also put a lot of effort into convincing schmucks like you that any economic system other than dog-eat-dog American capitalism inevitably results in widespread poverty.
That's really ironic, given that the current reality is that the wealthiest 1% of Americans currently possess around 30% of total wealth, and the top 10% of Americans own about 69% of all assets, while the bottom 50% owns around 2% of total assets. The remaining 29% of assets is distributed amongst all those in the 50th to 90th percentiles.
In other words, the top ten percent owns roughly two-thirds of the available wealth, the forty percent of the population just below them owns less than a third of the remaining wealth, and the bottom half of the country owns basically nothing and is struggling to get by on a month to month - or week to week - basis.
I say it's ironic that the political right pushes the BS that this is the best of all possible economic systems, but actually it's a deliberate, constant, cynical effort by those at the top of the shitheap to convince everyone down below (in other words, suckers like you) that nothing should change because that could only result in them becoming even poorer. The truth is that it's all about the wealthy wanting to hold on to everything they have and them being allowed to accumulate even more, since that's how shallow, selfish people define winning at life.
Still, as long as so many dumb Americans continue to believe the lie that anyone can join the one-percenters if they work hard, pray hard and always vote for people who want the current system to continue, the current system will persist.
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I find it hilarious when people try to preach for communism but wouldn't even consider living in a communist location, or at the very least build their own commune and put their views in to practice but will instead try to force everyone else into communism off of the back of a capitalist system.
Yeah, a minority of people own the majority of wealth, they also generate wealth, my dude, they also bring in jobs which create tax payers. Is it perfect? No but nothing ever is and it's still better than a system that essentially works on the hopes that everyone will pull their weight.
You're also implying that only the "top" disapprove of communism so that they can hold on to their wealth but I sure as shit can assure you that the old folks down your street that own the ol' pa and ma store will have the exact same view that their humble earnings should remain theirs and they should be in control of what happens with their business.
And since your patronizing has pissed me off, I'd like to know something. How much do you donate of your usual earnings? It's all fine and dandy to say everyone should get fucked over for your idealistic view of the future but do *you* live a life where you only pay for the bare minimum that's required to be fit and healthy and then pass the rest off to someone who isn't as fortunate to have such an opportunity? Atleast two full-time workers in support of communism in this feed can change the life of someone in poverty by not buying any luxuries and forfeiting it to those that could use it for necessities but I will bet my left testicle that you don't do that, you won't do that, yet you will still insist that *I* should do that under threat of the government.
So quit with the pretentious shit, you're not better than anyone here just because you think we should all look after the poor while you do nothing to look after the poor.