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[W]e must recognize, and loudly proclaim, that everyone, whatever his grade in the old society, whether strong or weak, capable or incapable, has, before everything, the right to live, and that society is bound to share among all, without exception, the means of existence it has at its disposal.

  • Perspective

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  • Always has been

  • The Dirty Sock Spitting Truths

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  • And the FBI, killed Martin Luther King!

  • Damn if this ain't true 😁

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  • Sorry Mario

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  • Memes @lemmy.ml
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    Nobodywantstoworkanymore!!

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    Capitalism is totally working 👍

  • The tragedy of the commons

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  • At that point you need a government to set rules, and law enforcement to enforce those rules.

    In a communist society where we have abolished wages and everyone has their needs guaranteed, why would anyone harm the community by flouting norms regarding the commons? This paints us as naturally immoral creatures that will always need Father Government to protect us from ourselves. Arguably, people are such social creatures that strong norms and taboos would keep most (all?) of us in check (again, in the context of a communist society).

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  • Well said. To give some more examples of communal societies:

    • The Mbuti hunter-gatherers of the Ituri Forest in central Africa.
    • The gift-giving economy of the Semai in Malaya.
    • Numerous indigenous societies in NA that practice communal land ownership (Lakota/Dakota/the Cherokee, etc.).
    • Millions who shared resources in the villages of Europe:
      • Arable land was often divided into plots for local families to farm (e.g., the English open field system, - Scandinavian Solskifte ["Sun Division"] system, the Irish "Rundale" system, etc.).
      • Grazing lands and forests were often shared by the community (e.g., in Scandinavia, Spain, France).

    People who argue that we need capitalism to save us from ourselves don't understand human nature.

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  • Additionally, we have managed pastures, woods, and fisheries for thousands of years without government intervention. The so-called tragedy is solved by community members (checks notes) talking about how to preserve the resources required for their survival.

  • Alright fine I admit it, I want to learn Linux

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  • I just switched and, yeah, the learning curve can be tough. This month I've learned two dozen abbreviations just because I've had to install, fix things, and customize. No way the average users would want to go through that.

    The results can be cool though. Terminal opens as a matrix window and then neofetches an ascii art image of my face. Makes it all worth it haha. Also, fuck Microsoft.

  • Alright fine I admit it, I want to learn Linux

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  • Back up your data and dual boot. Or just try it out from a USB stick and see how you like it.

  • I maked a maymay. I mint fan.

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  • Thanks, I'll try it out

  • I maked a maymay. I mint fan.

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  • I have been putting up with the ads, spyware, and lack of control for years: this was the last straw for me. Couldn't upgrade to Win11 and now they're ending support for Win10?

    Just wiped my SSD and booted Linux Mint. I'll miss certain games and Paint.net (slowly learning GIMP) but I can't put up with this shit anymore.

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    We live in a "democracy"

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    The "Efficiency" of the Market

  • Democracy dies in darkness

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  • great name btw OP

  • US invasion of...

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  • I thought you were joking but Wikipedia really does say that....

  • US invasion of...

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  • What about the U.K.?

  • kraken monster

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  • MEEP MEEP 📉

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