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It's the dunk tank.

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I don't really want to link the discord server and cause issues for it, so if that's an issue for rule one I'm sorry, please remove the post. I just had to share with someone.

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[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 41 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

focing people who want to work hard to give up the fruit of their labor to those who don't want to work hard or even work at all

matt-jokerfied THAT'S CAPITALISM YOU'RE LITERALLY DESCRIBING CAPITALISM

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 28 points 2 years ago

I got like halfway through the first one and decided I just want to kick this person in the teeth and stopped reading.

[–] TreadOnMe@hexbear.net 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Sure bud. Maybe actually talk to a homeless person once in awhile rather than just conversing in your mind palace.

The problem is that it costs money to train people who "make things work" and that is money that the government doesn't usually want to spend, which is why the U.S. is falling behind in STEM but surging in business and finance majors. Additionally, if you have too many people who 'make things work' and not enough people who 'actually work' the entire system falls apart. Also, frequently the people who claim that they are 'making things work' are just making more paperwork and forms for those that 'actually work' while the people who 'actually work' have to pull together processes on the fly to make sure things actually work, and usually do not get paid extra to do so.

Also, and this is crucial, even when there is a shortage of people who 'actually work' for some reason they still don't get paid their full 'market value'. It's almost as if there is a weird, illogical, hierarchical ownership structure that has absolutely nothing to do with this weird dichotomy of 'make things work' and 'actually work' people.

This analogy is complete crap and whomever wrote this is incredibly dim. How can communism be both the primary worker and the leech of others labor? Also, that is a family system under capitalism, it is not related to the worker council or popular election structures practiced under communism. And even so, the person who fed you, raised you, and dealt with all of your tedious bullshit isn't due any kind of respect or deference according to this person. They are to be abandoned at the best opportunity, so you can be 'reliable and strong'. Just the most ungrateful little pisspot.

Analogies and their consequences.

[–] WhyEssEff@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)
[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 24 points 2 years ago

These are the people telling you communists are naive and don't understand the world

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Around 10% of the US (34 million people) is food insecure. Maybe they should just ask more?

[–] Yurt_Owl@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Me looking for the people who work hard and receive the fruit of their labour under capitalism.

[–] Scew@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

Lol. It always looks like I work hard ;)

[–] snipvoid@lemm.ee 18 points 2 years ago

Fruit of their labour? Tell that to the factory worker earning pennies while the company’s stocks soar. How about those clocking in 70-hour weeks but can barely pay rent while some execs vacation on yachts? Question that disparity. Communism’s not taking from the hard-working; it’s about evening out those stark imbalances.

Leaders and workers? We need both, equally. Just because someone’s not in the spotlight doesn’t mean they’re not driving the show. And to think there’s a limited supply of those who ‘make things work’? Ever consider that not everyone gets the chance to lead?

A starving man shouldn’t have to ask for food in the first place. Instead of judging, maybe ask why they’re hungry. We shouldn’t pat ourselves on the back just because, once in a while, we toss someone a bone. Government’s size isn’t the issue; it’s about its priorities.

And the family bit? Good families don’t keep scorecards. They uplift, share, and stand together. They don’t always wait for someone to ‘earn their keep’. Why? Because they care. That’s not immaturity; it’s unity.

Equating leaving communism to outgrowing family? Sounds like someone's confusing depth with adolescence.

[–] RedDawn@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago

This comment is so detached from reality I wouldn’t even know where to begin

[–] YearOfTheCommieDesktop@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

it's probably fine for rule 1 considering its a closed group not just a public link you redacted or failed to provide.

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Okay, nice. I'm new, and I don't fully understand how things work yet.

[–] YearOfTheCommieDesktop@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

we aren't real strict about comm rules usually tbh, it's more the spirit of it since the comms kinda all blur together anyhow. instance wide rules on the other hand side-eye-2

[–] Swoosegoose@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

Usually if you don't link the worst consequence is that we call you a LIB

[–] corgiwithalaptop@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

It's fine since it's a private link. As other have said, the worst we do to people who don't link is call them LIB s

[–] Des@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago
[–] hotcouchguy@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

Someone was clearly impressed by the atlas shrugged wikipedia page

[–] Kuori@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

that fedora

that hairstyle

those politics

lmao absolutely not, this is a one-way ticket to having an aneurysm. this is a man you just made up.