Equal Suffering

[MKS]

How many of you would be willing to accept an equal suffering? If you lived in an egalitarian community/society and that community was suffering due to some economic loss or natural disaster would you remain with the community knowing that if you were to leave and begin to horde certain resources etc you would be better off than the group? I’m not talking about abject poverty of the group just a lower quality of life compared to what an individualist approach offered.

[colonelguppy]

i don't see why i should be held back by others if i possess the means to better myself.

[RevolutionaryMarxist]

I personally dont see it as your desire, its what will happen as a result of your desire.

The community would get angry if you begin to create this property-inequality, and attack you as a result.

[Futants]

Originally posted by [email protected] 17, 2006 11:51 pm
i don't see why i should be held back by others if i possess the means to better myself.
Who's telling you that you would have to do that in a socialist environment?

[colonelguppy]

well if you assume that my labor is somehow equal to another's than obvisouly the benefits of my labor will be the same and thefore by that admission my condition is being held back by those who aren't my equals.

[Ol' Dirty]

When the shit hits the fan, run? I don't think so. Equal rights, equal work.

[t_wolves_fan]

Originally posted by [email protected] 18, 2006 04:27 am
I personally dont see it as your desire, its what will happen as a result of your desire.

The community would get angry if you begin to create this property-inequality, and attack you as a result.
Sounds fantasically conformist.