What are your thoughts on Marxism?

[Anonymous]

After all, just because the idea of serving the common good has been abused X times in history doesn't mean it's fundamentally wrong."

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In Marx's ideal world, people would still create, build, and advance science (meaning, they would work), but they would do so of their own free will, for pure satisfaction, under conditions of complete freedom, and without a financial whip over their heads.

[Anonymous]

It's a loaded term that people find scary now. Republicans love to scream about it to fearmonger. It has a time and a place where it works though.

[Asker]

for example when?

[DryGermanGuy]

I'll stay with our successful German social market economy, thank you very much.

[exitseven]

Marxisn, socialism, communism, it all means the same.

[exitseven]

RE Update: People will not work without a financial incentive. Once they run out of other people's money they are screwed. This is why Communism will not work without totalitarianism.

[Asker]

maybe we can find a different incentive for them?

[exitseven]

The incentive is not being sent to Siberia.

[Agape93]

Its childish at its absolute best.

[MrChinaski]

“Four legs good, two legs better!”

[moddy_the_mod]

It's hot garbage supported by losers.