Communist Party USA

This distracted me from my work for a little bit - thanks for that!

Posted by Eric, 03/04/2012 2:38pm (12 months ago)

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Posted by Ann34Wong, 12/30/2011 5:10am (1 year ago)

I feel like this video focused too much on communist society, a fairly theoretical idea, rather than actual socialist change which is what is needed as soon as possible. Don't get me wrong, I'm a Marxist communist, but Americans today want to know why socialism will work, and a more brief explanation of the ultimate communist society will suffice to clear the bad rap communism's been getting over the last century.

The video was nice though. Even many American socialists have misconceptions about communism (thinking communism is socialism under dictatorship). Another video, or a series would be excellent, which explained things a little better for the practical development of communist socialism I believe would be helpful for the person inquiring into communism. Because, to be quite honest, not many people will come here and read through the party program to understand our understanding of socialism (or socialism in general), they will assume we all think, "We is commies, can I has dictatorship?"

I suggest for the next video, should it be made, a more thorough explanation of both capitalism and socialism. First giving the premise of the antagonism, exploitation, inequality, patriarchy, racism, and all that jazz due to the nature of private property. Then start explaining the basics of socialism, explaining how it would place the workplace under direct democratic control, how it would provide jobs, fair pay, etc. Explaining how socialism would eventually do away with private property, and how this would solve the issue of the aforementioned capitalism. Refute the Soviet Union and North Korea a little more, although I think that was covered fairly nicely in this one. And also explain how communism is a transition, perhaps quoting the old "withering" analogy, and then follow with the arguments for the final communist society.

Now I’ll explain some things to the anticommunists. Someone mentioned crimes of passion and how they believed that proved the need for police, yet they do not see how crime of passion derive from years of capitalist alienation, and under communism the individual would be united with his co-workers, his neighbours, and all his fellows, and murder would be reserved for the mentally ill. Let me describe it this way: Imagine a murderer. Think what happened to him before the murder. Would he have done it had he not been crippled with debt? Would he have done it had he been valued at work, did something meaningful, and had say in how he did things? Would he have done it if he hadn't a bunch of bills and taxes to pay? Would he have done it if he didn't have a boss breathing on his back every minute? Would he do it if he had no fear of loosing his job? You see that under communism each man and woman is fully valued and treated fairly, and that forces each man and woman to value their fellows.

Posted by Luke Steele, 10/14/2011 7:01pm (1 year ago)

The idea that human beings can live peaceably together with no government, no profit incentive, and no justice system, is ludicrous. The gentleman who is explaining communism says that people will no longer have intolerable shortages of food, shelter, or voluntary work under communism.

Even under such conditions, Communism fails to take into account one thing: those who commit crimes are not always doing so in order to gain the necessities of life. Murder is often simply a crime of passion--the result of the interplay of human emotions: anger, mental instability, depression. These emotions cannot be resolved by being provided with a sufficient living environment.

A police force must be provided.

Posted by A Capitalist, 10/06/2011 8:34pm (1 year ago)