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“Communism bad” (lemmy.ml)

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

people gather and elect representatives. these representatives in turn elect representatives again as needed. as the system grows, this will gradually form a hierarchical governmental body. in contrast to most democracies, representatives did not get elected for a certain (maximum) timeframe and could always be voted out again. additionally there wiuld not be a desperation of power: they where legislative, executive and judiciary all the same.

Error 1: Representatives could be recalled at any time with a recall vote.

1905 the lenin and the bolschevikes introduced such a system. shortly after they only got a minority in the votes. lenin forcefully disbanded the opposition, (possibly rightfully arguing that the burgeoise could not accurately represent the workers) and explicitly excluding the burgeoise from the democratic rights.

Lenin disbanded the liberal parliment because the Soviet System superceded it. You are asking him to have stopped before completing the beginning of the revolution, just shy of successfully implementing a Dictatorship of the Proletariat. This is absurd.

Some people say that the end of soviet democracy was in 1918. Lets go with 1921: Martial law was in action, many people where discontent with the bolshevik government, mainly workers and sailors where protesting (kronstadt). this act of rebellion was swiftly crushed by the red army and many people lost their lives. at the same time lenin was still assuring democracy is working as intended.

Kronstadt was a rebellion in the middle of a chaotic civil war. While I will not say it was a good thing to match it with violence, when taken within the historical context it is difficult to side with the Sailors against the forming Socialist Republic. Further still, the Soviet System remained and was not disbanded.

overall i encourage you to explore socialist systems from the bottom up. start on paper, if it works try it out in the real world. gradually increase the size and dont be afraid to learn and adjust - now failing is still cheap and easy. the soviet democracy might have worked on a smaller scale. but applied to a country the size of udssr it was too much power focussed on too little people.

I have, and it does work, and did work. Read Blackshirts and Reds. You additionally ignored the idea of the Mass Line entirely.

[–] ToxicWaste@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

point 1:

representatives did not get elected for a certain (maximum) timeframe and could always be voted out again.

point 2:

(possibly rightfully arguing that the burgeoise could not accurately represent the workers)

You are asking him to have stopped before completing the beginning of the revolution, {...}

i am not asking to stop in the middle, i am asking to do their homework. if you have a vote, are unhappy with the results, force your way... that means either you don't have the support from the general population or did not properly prepare for the system you had a vote in.

point 3:

While I will not say it was a good thing to match it with violence, {...}

well hopefully so!

{...} it is difficult to side with the Sailors against the forming Socialist Republic.

never mind...

if open opposition, demonstrations, strikes, etc. are not allowed, even faced with violence - democracy has failed. in theory you could vote representatives out, but if you know those with the power are not shy to imprison and kill you it is not dêmos krátos anymore, just krátos.

point 4:*

I have, and it does work, {...}

really? which communist small government are you part of? i am really interested in finding out about modern attempts in communism.

{...} ignored the idea of the Mass Line {...}

i did. additionally i had to simplify, summarise and choose context a lot. afterall this is neither a history nor politics class, but a lemmy comment below a comic strip.