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Ballyfornia
3rd February 2011, 18:34
Well I'd like to start of with that I am a bit of a "newb" in the whole political scene, still young always had a leftist view that everyone should be equal, healthcare etc.

But there is a question I have after the abolition of state and private property. Would there not be a fear that there could be a sort of cycle as it would be similar to a palaeolithic era which was similar to communism(or so I believe, A sort primitive communism ) and after time to a feudal style era then on to a capitalist system.

Is that actually a problem or do I have some ideas wrong or all of them?

Victus Mortuum
3rd February 2011, 20:19
The dominant difference between primitive communism and advanced communism is that the former consists of "no property" while the latter consists of "common property" (or a world of use-possessions or whatever you want to call it). The former had no rules, no safeguards regarding the use of nature, while the latter places all of nature under communal-democratic rule with the community defending against aggressive or "privatizing" individuals. At least, that's how I see it.

Also, here are some places to get started with the two dominant philosophies of socialism if you need:

A great starting place on Anarchism:
http://www.infoshop.org/page/AnAnarchistFAQ

An okay starting place on Marxism (I can't find any better documents to start with):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism