I would miss not working in the black market.
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So true.You have no individual thought anyways. You're a Randoid.
An ex-Randroid once characterised the movement to me as them all lined up in formation and chanting "we are individuals" as one.
At any rate though, talking about a loss of individual thought is just ridiculous at any rate. Even the most appalling of dictatorships couldn't take that from you because it simply isn't possible to fully control a human mind.
I would miss not working in the black market.
Are you kidding? After the Revolution--we can start up on hell of a black market. It's going to be like Capitalism without all of the rules and fuss. Being a Blackmarketeer is one of the main reasons I'm looking forward to Communism.
There will always be scarcity of some things in this world and there will always be someone who will pay a price for those things.
I'd miss the revolutionary struggle. Of course it would continue under socialism, but not in the same way
Formerly zenga zenga !
I've had an idea: what about a business selling old forbidden cappie symbols? Like corporate logos, for example.
To speculate is human; to hedge, divine
Well you do have a good point Bud. Working in the black market would bring quite a few profit opportunities. I just hope the punishment for getting caught isn't that bad.
Excellent idea! It would be best if we could get all Capitalist symbols FORBIDDEN. And then everything could be tatally hidden and under the table. All we have to do is pay off some higher up Commissar.
Communism' is going to be fun!
Lol, but who would want to buy capitalist symbols? Paying off a commissar would be important. It would also be great if we could get an ally to become a commissar to begin with. We would also need to take full advantage of the division of labor. I know you own a business Bud, and I will have a degree in Supply Chain management eventually. I think that if we combined our skills and knowledge, we could generate a decent profit.
I'd miss the terrible alienation and overwhelming sense of defeat under capitalism.
Nobody if they weren't illegal--but once most everything was burned or destroyed--what would be left would be of interest.
Even better. I'm guessing Malte would be our man. He founded RevLeft so he'll get some great job--and he's always looking for money--soooooo.
You, me, Heyen, and Malte--that's the management team!
Racism, hopefully.
Gambling and poker.
Gambling about who has to do generic-undesirable-job this week doesn't have the same ompph as putting in a big bunch of money on something.
And playing poker just for the skills aren't as fun.
Got to say, I love gambling, football especially, I have actually made a profit off it. Still, a better society is a better society. If someone were to ask me in a socialist society what I would miss if we had a capitalist society the list would be much longer.
I also am a bit of a fan of crappy cheap food, but I am sure that at some point the government will be able to continue the production of crappy cheap food.
I can honestly say i'd miss nothing.
Yes there is, your chains.
You can't take our chains away! If I ever get a girlfriend, I'll need them. We can go into the bedroom and she'll play the capitalist entrepreneur that exploits my labor. I'll be the humble worker trying to feed a family of four. Sexiness will ensue.
I would miss my old identity, quite frankly. Our identities are so defined according to capitalism it would be a radical shift. I would prefer my old identity, ultimately, but it would take some getting used to. I suspect even someone who was abused takes awhile to overcome the loss of their past identity as a victim, if they do at all.
I'm a communist. That wouldn't be special anymore. Atheist. Not that special. Intellectual. That's great, but the elitist that is carried with it would be gone. A sense of inferiority and weakness in certain situations. If suddenly I'm able to do what I've always wanted, how will I react? Right now, I'm on break from class. I have so many things to do, I can't even decide what to do. I figure that would be kind of strange at first.
I'd miss arguing with cappies about communism.
Free Rosa
The emancipation of the working class must be the work of the working class itself- Karl Marx
Socialist Worker
Anti-Dialectics
The Dialectical Dialogues
The RedStar2000 Papers
BiteMarx
Do you think that just because you "won" there won't be a counter culture? Do you think that everyone will just sigh and submit to Communism?
Capitalist will go underground and plot and plan on websites till that glorious day when the counter-Revolution will occur.
Ronald Reagan will be our Stalin and George Bush our Trotsky. Maggie Thatcher will be our Emma Goldman and Ann Colter our Whats-Her-Name Luxemburg.
You can stll hate us Cappies--it's just that you will be in charge.
For a moment.
I guess what I mean is that I'll miss debating five of them at a time a still outdoing themDo you think that just because you "won" there won't be a counter culture? Do you think that everyone will just sigh and submit to Communism?
Capitalist will go underground and plot and plan on websites till that glorious day when the counter-Revolution will occur.
Ronald Reagan will be our Stalin and George Bush our Trotsky. Maggie Thatcher will be our Emma Goldman and Ann Colter our Whats-Her-Name Luxemburg.
You can stll hate us Cappies--it's just that you will be in charge.
For a moment.
Free Rosa
The emancipation of the working class must be the work of the working class itself- Karl Marx
Socialist Worker
Anti-Dialectics
The Dialectical Dialogues
The RedStar2000 Papers
BiteMarx
You obviously haven't been posting on OI enough.
I guess what I mean is that I'll miss debating five of them at a time a still outdoing them
COMMUNISM !