Communist movements often have lots of the same trappings as organized religions. That's why they like getting rid of the classic religions - it's competition!
1) Star Trek's Federation of Planets: There's no money, but people still work for some reason. Workers of the world set your phasers to Social Contract!
2) The Borg Collective: Like a more efficient Federation that tears through freedom-loving planets and subjects them to the will of the collective.
3) In the wonderful dream AOC had last night: Elon Musk even made an appearance.
4) In John Lennon's "Imagine:" Everything works perfectly when you imagine it! Even marriage to Yoko Ono.
5) Smurf Village: Cheerful workers in a heavily regulated population. Just like China.
6) In Bernie Sander's serial fanfic: He's been writing Social Thunder for four years now. It's a big hit on his substack.
7) A beaver dam: Everyone chips in or they all die.
8) The nuclear family: Too bad the nuclear family is RACIST.
9) An Ant Farm: It worked great until a kid came and shook it up.
10) Whatever South American country Che Guevara ruled: I'm sure socialism worked there, otherwise people wouldn't still be wearing the shirt
Read the book when I was in high school. *shudder* The paragraph I remember the most is the one where he described some of the tortures the KGB would use.
And the Good Samaritan helped people with his resources -- not with those taken by him from others.
Egad, Miguel. That was like hitting a motionless piñata with a swift running broadside from trireme paddles. Nicely done.
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Game, set, match. :-)
Communist movements often have lots of the same trappings as organized religions. That's why they like getting rid of the classic religions - it's competition!
Like shooting fish in a barrel. Or participants of socialism.
Ten Times Socialism Actually Worked:
1) Star Trek's Federation of Planets: There's no money, but people still work for some reason. Workers of the world set your phasers to Social Contract!
2) The Borg Collective: Like a more efficient Federation that tears through freedom-loving planets and subjects them to the will of the collective.
3) In the wonderful dream AOC had last night: Elon Musk even made an appearance.
4) In John Lennon's "Imagine:" Everything works perfectly when you imagine it! Even marriage to Yoko Ono.
5) Smurf Village: Cheerful workers in a heavily regulated population. Just like China.
6) In Bernie Sander's serial fanfic: He's been writing Social Thunder for four years now. It's a big hit on his substack.
7) A beaver dam: Everyone chips in or they all die.
8) The nuclear family: Too bad the nuclear family is RACIST.
9) An Ant Farm: It worked great until a kid came and shook it up.
10) Whatever South American country Che Guevara ruled: I'm sure socialism worked there, otherwise people wouldn't still be wearing the shirt
I read all 3 volumes in my younger days. Cured me of any thoughts Socialism was good for human beings.
Christianity is not Socialism. Not even close.
Sorry but am not Christian however. Being Charitable means putting your hand in your pocket, not your hand in somebody elses pocket.
Read the book when I was in high school. *shudder* The paragraph I remember the most is the one where he described some of the tortures the KGB would use.
Parallel? Maybe. Sort of how Mirror Mirror shows a parallel Star Fleet.