• grue@lemmy.world
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    20 days ago

    “Tankie” isn’t a synonym for “leftist;” it’s about authoritarianism specifically. Solarpunk is the opposite of “tankie!”

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      Communism is authoritarianism by definition.

      What happens if a worker decides he doesn’t want to work?

      • muix@lemmy.sdf.org
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        Every person has their needs met, even if they don’t want to work. Capitalism is artificially creating scarcity to keep profits up. We can create a world where everyone has their needs met by the few that want to provide those needs. That world does not require a state.