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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Capitalism can't function without a State, in a "minarchist" or "ancap" situation there would be some intermediary group with a monopoly on violence to suppress workers and hash out deals between business owners. Moreover, we exist in a world largely dominated by US Imperialism, we can't just swap to minarchism or ancapism by gathering the infinity stones.

Whatever system we transition to must come from where it once was, even revolutionary societies have to deal with the holdovers from the previous Mode of Production. That's why the Soviets had the NEP, in fact, they couldn't just snap their fingers and institute what they wanted. It was a big deal when they managed to collectivize.

How do you personally reckon we can make it to your prefered organization of society, from where we are now? Genuinely curious.

[–] mukt@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

... Whatever system we transition to must come from where it once was, even revolutionary societies have to deal with the holdovers from the previous Mode of Production...

Which is why the funniest thing in this comic strip is a human trying to explain economics to clotheless aliens without appearing to know even an iota of their economics, or whatever system do they have / had in their society.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yep, I actually made a top level comment explaining as such. I'm not a Posadist nor a Trotskyist, but it is generally correct that any alien species that has managed to develop complex space travel will have had to go through similar phases in Mode of Production.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hold on, what does trotsky have to do with aliens? I thought that was only a posad thing.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago

Posadism is a subdivision of Trotskyism, IIRC.

[–] Edie@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

How do you personally reckon we can make it to your prefered organization of society,

I think

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

RENÉ DESCARTES?!?!

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

Big strats, conjure it up in your mind palace and substitute reality for it