Re:For 11 Years, the Soviet Union Had No Weekends
by kazinator on Sunday October 07, 2018 @02:16PM
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Furthermore, even if it is implementation details, maybe the implementations we have had so far are the best that humanity can do.
I would argue that the True Scotsman's communism is actually worse than the flawed implementations. It is complete garbage.
The fact that there could exist a privileged class within communist societies, a class that had better access to higher grade goods, education and everything else, was actually an improvement.
It gave people something to strive for: get in with the right people, to get the kids better schooling, and so on.
People need that; nobody who is capable of hustling wants to be equal to a sloth who rest on his laurels.
I would argue that the True Scotsman's communism is actually worse than the flawed implementations. It is complete garbage.
The fact that there could exist a privileged class within communist societies, a class that had better access to higher grade goods, education and everything else, was actually an improvement.
It gave people something to strive for: get in with the right people, to get the kids better schooling, and so on.
People need that; nobody who is capable of hustling wants to be equal to a sloth who rest on his laurels.