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Dawgz Rule:
--- Quote ---you end up needing an oppressive government telling everybody how to live their lives.
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or to purchase health insurance....
shmokes:
--- Quote from: Dawgz Rule on July 03, 2012, 06:30:33 am ---
--- Quote ---you end up needing an oppressive government telling everybody how to live their lives.
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or to purchase health insurance....
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Now now . . . don't be rude. There are Obamacare threads in the politics forum. If you feel like taking a ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---, you may as well go to the toilet to do so.
As was mentioned, there are communes where you can practice communism, right here in America. Just a couple years ago I was the best man at a wedding in the town of Eskdale, Utah. I'd heard a lot about Eskdale, since my friend spent his junior high and high school years there, but I hadn't seen it until he got married. It was pretty great. And from an academic standpoint, it was utterly fascinating. The houses have no kitchens. The people have big, nice homes, but they build them without kitchens. Cos everyone eats together in the communal dining area. And they eat well, as they make and can all kinds of great stuff--jams, apple butter, fruits, vegetables, etc. They also have a dairy farm there (which is primarily how the commune makes money to deal with the outside world). And the people there don't earn a salary. They do various jobs (there's a school, for example, so there are school teachers), but most of them just work and live . . . no money (there are a few who work outside the commune and give the money to the commune, like an accountant who works in Salt Lake). Anyway, super nice people. Not at all creepy.
As Vigo explained, it doesn't work on a large scale. But it can work quite well on a smaller scale. You could always find something like Eskdale and try it out for real. I read a quote recently that I really liked: Have the courage to live the life you love. Or something to that effect. Anyway, why not give it a shot? Capitalism will be waiting for you out in the real world if it doesn't work out.
kahlid74:
I always loved the idea and theory of Communism. It seemed so romantic and made so much sense to me. My 10th grade history teacher was hot however and those one on one sessions, whew!
Human nature then reared it's ugly head and any practical application of communism goes right out the window.
Woodshop Flunky:
--- Quote from: daywane on July 02, 2012, 06:37:37 pm ---just why do we fell the need for money to work. We could work just because it benefits all.
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This sort of system breaks down really fast since there are so many folks out there that won't even work for their own benefit. These people certainly aren't going to work for the benefit of others. :cheers:
Le Chuck:
--- Quote from: shmokes on July 03, 2012, 07:53:16 am ---
As was mentioned, there are communes where you can practice communism, right here in America. Just a couple years ago I was the best man at a wedding in the town of Eskdale, Utah. I'd heard a lot about Eskdale, since my friend spent his junior high and high school years there, but I hadn't seen it until he got married. It was pretty great. And from an academic standpoint, it was utterly fascinating. The houses have no kitchens. The people have big, nice homes, but they build them without kitchens. Cos everyone eats together in the communal dining area. And they eat well, as they make and can all kinds of great stuff--jams, apple butter, fruits, vegetables, etc. They also have a dairy farm there (which is primarily how the commune makes money to deal with the outside world). And the people there don't earn a salary. They do various jobs (there's a school, for example, so there are school teachers), but most of them just work and live . . . no money (there are a few who work outside the commune and give the money to the commune, like an accountant who works in Salt Lake). Anyway, super nice people. Not at all creepy.
As Vigo explained, it doesn't work on a large scale. But it can work quite well on a smaller scale. You could always find something like Eskdale and try it out for real. I read a quote recently that I really liked: Have the courage to live the life you love. Or something to that effect. Anyway, why not give it a shot? Capitalism will be waiting for you out in the real world if it doesn't work out.
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That sounds like a great way to spend a couple of years. I don't think I would want to unplug for good but when the boys are old enough to get something out of it I think it would be a great lesson to spend two years or so in a community like that. My main concern would be employ-ability after a two year sabbatical. Thanks for the post shmokes.
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