Comments by "Mark Zuckergecko" (@markzuckergecko621) on "Dekulakization: When the Soviets Tried to Wipe Out an Entire Class" video.

  1. They'll just say "that wasn't real communism", or "it was actually colonist capitalism that made them fail".
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  2. And they don't seem to understand that redistributing wealth and goods means someone has to be in charge of the piggy bank, and it isn't going to be you.
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  3.  @MaliVal  because they just don't report any deaths that are "inconvenient".
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  4.  @y0sarian  allowing people to keep what they earn is not greed, demanding someone else's wealth and resources because they have more than you is greed.
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  5.  @y0sarian  we have an equal right to make our own choices, and that includes bad choices. I don't owe you anything because I made better choices than you and I have a better life than you, just like someone who made better choices than me doesn't owe me anything.
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  6.  @y0sarian  capitalism has brought more people out of poverty than any other system in history. Just because it's hard doesn't mean it's impossible, and just because you can't succeed doesn't mean nobody can. Plenty of people do.
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  7.  @Talisguy  anarcho-communism is such a joke, how does that even work? "Everyone pays their fair share!" Make me. "Fair point!" 🤣🤣🤣
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  8. ​@karlbrothers2153imagine defending communism.
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  9.  @Charles-js3ri  I can copy and paste a definition from Google if you really want, but you could do that yourself. The issue is that communism as it's defined by academics is not what communism actually is in the real world. We have numerous examples of this from the past. And that's not a bug, it's a feature.
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  10. "tHaT wASN't reEL cOmMyOuNiZiM!!"
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  11.  @Charles-js3ri  you want me to say some generic shit about "workers owning the means of production", would that make you happy? That's not what communism is though, it's just what communists say it is. But you always lie.
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  12. Because we lost the Cold War.
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  13.  @Charles-js3ri  what do you even want? Are you still just demanding a definition? What would that prove?
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  14.  @Charles-js3ri  state controlled economy, from the top down. Redistribution of wealth and resources.
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  15.  @y0sarian  freedom and security are often contradictory. Obviously we want both, when we can have them, but sometimes you have to pick a lane. If you want freedom of choice, that means people are going to make bad choices, you will not have "equality". That's why we need equality of opportunity, not equality of outcomes. Equality of outcomes is tyranny.
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  16.  @FairbrookWingates  more than the Nazis and fascists put together. And it's sad that you even have to add the disclaimer about not excusing Hitler, but I know what you mean. If you just say "communists bad", they'll accuse you of being a Nazi. It's so damn dishonest.
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  17. This is what modern progressives want for you.
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  18.  @StekTM1  you can't actually believe that communist countries tell the truth about their statistics. Nobody in the entire world believes that, not even communists.
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  19.  @y0sarian  people come from the poorest countries in the world and become middle class in the US within one generation. 3x more people immigrate here per year than the next country on the list. Just because you aren't smart, talented, or dedicated enough to succeed on your own merits doesn't mean nobody is. Plenty of people are.
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  20.  @Charles-js3ri  communism is top down economic control from the state.
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  21.  @Charles-js3ri  communism is state controlled economy, from the top down. Redistribution of wealth and resources. Happy now?
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  22.  @Charles-js3ri  well my replies keep getting deleted, so my hands are kinda tied.
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  23.  @PhuckedUpPhilosophy  the Marxist stayed quiet because their ideas can't stand up to scrutiny. The only time they ever speak up is when they feel like they have strength in numbers, and they can just gang up and shout you down.
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