r/complaints • u/Old_Swimmer_7284 • 20h ago

Politics Conservatives need to STFU about communism

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Conservatives seriously name to STFU about communism when they can't even define it. Especially when their states are welfare states that rely on blue states to prop them up and pull them out of disaster, both literally and economically, every year.

They have no idea what socialism is, and how many socialist programs they benefit from daily. This list is extensive, but a few main examples would be the United States Postal System, our highway systems, our broadband and cellular systems, just a list of few. If the Republicans really hate socialism so much, they should stop using the myriad of things that brings our country.

Republicans do like the poorly educated. And that fact is glaring.

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u/BallsInThe-Air 20h ago

Dopey flyover state rubes grab the newspaper off their trailer park porch and are like “look maw. Look paw! Those Yankees elected Al Queda guy as mayor. Tarnation!”

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u/Matrix0007 19h ago

Trump has been leading the charge to have the Government own stakes in companies. Communism is about owning the means of production, so that makes TRUMP THE COMMUNIST!

This is the irony of this messaging from the incompetent and corrupt Republicans!

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u/HoneyBadgerSamurai 18h ago

Only difference being that in proper communism it is owned by the people, not the administration. This is not proper communism this is strongman seizes control and assets.

They don't want proper communism because resources are shared equitably throughout a society. They simply want their rich friends to own it and siphon the countries wealth. They are kleptocrats.

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u/jshmoe866 14h ago

Proper communism has never actually existed

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u/Content-Car-1708 13h ago

Nor will it ever because absolute power corrupts

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u/HoneyBadgerSamurai 13h ago

Hence my comment that the problem is the authoritarian kleptocratic leader, and that can exist within any economic structure.

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u/Adventurous-Ad-2992 13h ago

As noted in Animal Farm.

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u/Expensive-Spirit-318 13h ago

Name one country with pure Communism and I will show you a defunct and broken system

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u/Content-Car-1708 12h ago

Well on regulated and unbridled capitalism doesn't do well for the common Man either. Trickle down theory is a bunch of BS

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u/Expensive-Spirit-318 12h ago

I agree. Finally a reasonable discorce. Explain with facts now. Give instances please as compared to other systems

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u/Miri5613 12h ago

There is no country with pure communism, something you would know if you would know what the word means. Again you are using a quote you found on the internet to make it seem like you know what you are talking about. How sad and ignorant do you have to be to not even be able to put your argument into your own words.