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Re:Unsolved problems in economics by boppo1 on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @08:25PM (#31417822)
Was there a flavor of communism that didn't go way south? Perhaps a true scotsman?
Re:Unsolved problems in economics by Enginerrrd on Thursday May 19, 2022 @12:50PM (#31437007)
IMO, no. And the reason for that is exactly the one best summarized with that Leninist position.

Any practical attempt to enact or enforce communism necessarily falls back on that central precept coupled with authoritarianism.

Sure, there are plenty of naive, academic flavors of communism. (I even almost mentioned some of them because I had a feeling that's where some of the replies to my comments were going.) ...But I can essentially guarantee that they all suffer from that same fundamental flaw if you were to actually try to implement them.

Re:Unsolved problems in economics by kelseyfrog on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @10:52PM (#31418766)
Are you genuinely asking? There are dozens of flavors of communism and you are free to pursue their histories and determine their conclusions.