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[–] Portosian@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What communists, libertarians, and anarchists never seem to grasp is that their "end goal" would be a highly temporary state. Tribes will form. Somebody will start gathering power of one form or another, and then the cycle starts anew.

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah, for that reason I really struggle to imagine an actually stable communist state. It's like balancing a top without spinning it, and even if you manage that, expecting that to be a permanent solution.

I wrap my head around that by thinking of communism as the limit of socialism. It doesn't/can't actually exist because greedy people will always exist to steal power from their neighbors, but a socialist society can approach it.