Posted: Sep 12, 2017 8:31 pm
Zadocfish2 wrote:Well, it was attempted in Soviet Russia and in China
Except that it wasn't.
In both cases communism never came of the ground as both communist groups were taken over by dictatorial leaders before any attempt could be made to implement communism.
Zadocfish2 wrote:... same thing happened both times, and frankly, if you look at how Communism is SUPPOSED to work, it's obvious where it'd be impossible.
It was also obvious that the earth was flat.
Zadocfish2 wrote:
That is, it involves mass distribution according to government mandates.
Does it? Citations?
Zadocfish2 wrote: There is ALWAYS going to be strong incentives to fudge the results in your own favor, when in that position,
This is true for any political system and as such not an argument against communism specifically.
Zadocfish2 wrote: and there isn't much in the way of checks and balances that could dissuade that incentive. The system is, by necessity, too centralized, and requires too much central power to function without becoming a fascist state.
What constitutes to much central power?