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  • Filthmontane@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    It’s okay to believe in communism and still engage in capitalism because you’re living in a capitalist society. Obviously there’s only so much I can gleam without having known the guy myself. But, that being said, I’m a Communist and as a Communist, I know what Communist dog whistling sounds like and I know that, at the very least, season 1 on TNG is chock full of Communist dog whistling

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      9 months ago

      There’s a difference between believing in communism and being a Communist. You cannot have your cake and eat it too.

      As for Communist dog whistling in Season 1… Care to provide examples? Hard to refute something without examples.

      Trek overall though isn’t Communist. There are too many glaring inconcsistencies to claim the Federation as being Communist. It’s a post-scarcity socialism.

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        9 months ago

        Post scarcity socialism sure as shit sounds like Communism to me. In fact, one of the most important things when evolving from socialism to Communism is eliminating scarcity

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          9 months ago

          Right. “That’s actually the same as what I said because one of the words in what you said is partially relevant to what I said.”

          This conversation is pointless if you’re not going to subscribe to reality.

          Goodbye.

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            9 months ago

            You should learn what communism actually is. It’ll probably help with your arguments in the future. Read a book.