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Originally Posted by kem
I think you should know there are big differences between these two terms...
First of all, according to Marx, communism isn't authoritarian. This is the way we tried to embbed it that is authoritarian. And this is the reason why this system has never worked. Today it's time to say Liberalism doesn't work as well.
So let's try something else... (Alas! I don't know what exactly)
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Welcome to the thread Kem (I almost forgot about your post, so I apologize for not responding)
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Communism as has been practiced, has been authoritarian, but you are correct; Marx's vision of a Communist world (what little he offered) would ideally not be authoritarian. Thanks for keeping me honest . . .
Liberalism too, has failed us. Although I tend to think we are on verge of something new - a movement perhaps - that leaves the hollowness of liberalism behind, while creating something new out of liberalism's emphasis on humanitarianism. That is my hope anyway.
Thanks for posting, and please, come back. My goal for this thread was to discuss the future of our economic behavior no matter what happens to us as a species, and I welcome anything you can offer.