If irony were made of iron, he'd be crushed under the weight of it...

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[–]Vigte 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

But, but, but - it was never real communism, humanity will get it right NEXT time, I'm sure.

[–]happysmash27 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I don't think it was ever "real" communism, but the way things are going, I don't actually think the next time humanity will get it right either.

[–]Vigte 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Exactly. It really is a "utopian" vision - an Eden where everyone shares, no one has ego (thus greed), even to a certain degree: individuality and of course it magically over-comes certain motivational issues:

A capitalist sees a person walk into their store: "Great, a chance to grow...".

The communist sees a person walk into their store: "Great, more work...".

A utopian ideal - countered by fundamental human issues that just aren't going away any time soon.