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Originally Posted by Vythica
Capitalism isn't a political system. Neither is Communism. They are economic theories, one based on exploiting the average worker, the other based on his emancipation.
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I haven't really got the time to dabble with semantics. Suffice it to say that political theory and political practice are very closely inter-linked.
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Originally Posted by Vythica
As for leader accountability, in a Communist society there would be nothing stopping the people from holding their leaders accountable
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The terms 'communist society' and 'leaders' are not compatible. A communist society is supposed to have no leader/s. Which is why i pointed out that the vast majority of people do not want to rule or govern. This task will always fall upon those who hunger for it - in effect, the politicians. I don't believe it is possible for a communist society to exist in the utopian image that some people have. This is because the vast majority of people are not political enough to be interested in running their society. And so we pass the burden to others who are willing to do the task.
This is why we need a political system that reigns in the worst excesses of the power-hungry. In a capitalist system we might get a retired actor or a bumbling fool as leader, but at least it isn't Stalin or a Chairman Mau. These tyrants were allowed their excesses under a different kind of system.[/QUOTE]
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Originally Posted by Vythica
Actually it would probably be much more efficient and leaders would actually be prosecuted instead of walking free like they do today, hiding under the skirts of big business.
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I agree completely here. As i said, i am aware of the failings.
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Originally Posted by Vythica
Marxism DOES shine a light on the one giant failing of Capitalism. It's based on exploitation. That's what Marxism teaches us.
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Yes it is. But so were the so-called communist examples we have in our history. These were based on exploitation too - they only difference is, they didn't tell us at the beginning.
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EDIT: I forgot to point out that I'm eagerly awaiting the Revolution.
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Good luck with that
