Subj : Your opinions on communism
To : Kirk Spragg
From : michael goodwind
Date : Mon Jun 03 2024 11:56 am
KS> ma> under capitalism there is severe exploitation
KS> ma> under socialism exploitation is non existant
KS> Again history shows that just isn't the case, at uni I met a number of
KS> Russian and east european academics all of whom had horror stories of how
KS> How do you envisage a new communist partly/state avoiding this?
Honestly the only way I envison sustainable capitalism or communism is if humans are taken out of the key positions of power. A system of checks and balances to prevent humans in power from corrupting and subverting the systems for the benefit of few to the detriment of many would be the ideal but until we figure out how to roll that out at scale, advanced AI being in place to prevent corruption seems to be the only way these 2 systems of government would sustainably work over long periods of time as intended. Until the AI itself becomes corrupted I suppose
Outside of this though Kirk's point is valid, we don't need to hypothothize on which system is superior(in the face of the above mentioned reality of humans running the show), we have enough examples over the last couple hundred years to show that capitalist or social capitalist models fare far far better in regards to overall quality of life, economic success, innovation and advancement and nearly every other metric that matters regarding human progress
Kirk - I would be curious to hear your thoughts about India vs China. And what you attribute most towards China being able to outpace India in lifting more people out of poverty faster, etc etc.
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