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Old 07-21-2019, 08:44 PM   #18351 (permalink)
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Lol this took me like 2 seconds

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And yes obviously you need to do more research before making a life decision. But I'm not sure you're correct that these places aren't available.

I think you're just underestimating how rugged agrarian life can be.
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Old 07-21-2019, 08:55 PM   #18352 (permalink)
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I know they exist, I've looked, like I've said, but in general they don't tend to last long. And the kind of person who starts/joins one isn't just someone who "walks the walk", they're generally someone predisposed to far left ideologies who are out of step with "normal" society. I'm sure plenty of rank-in-file people would exist perfectly well in a commune, but they don't try to because they're acculturated to capitalism and mainstream society and so they just live their lives in mainstream society and aren't a part of any potential study on how "just anyone" would fare in a commune.
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Old 07-21-2019, 09:01 PM   #18353 (permalink)
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Well, this one's been around since 93 apparently. Seems like a decent run for an anarcho commune I reckon.

And yes but the walk the walk person is generally the same as the idealogical hard liner. Cause those are the only ones crazy enough to walk that particular walk.

Normal people don't want to join your communes cause we like our smart phones etc. And communes like this really thrive the most at a small size, 250 people or less. Start getting thousands involved and things get messy.
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Communes can’t co-exist with private property and communism can’t co-exist with capitalism so as long as America exists there’s no alternative.
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Old 07-21-2019, 09:05 PM   #18355 (permalink)
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Communes can’t co-exist with private property and communism can’t co-exist with capitalism so as long as America exists there’s no alternative.
You're arguing in favour of compulsory schooling.
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You're arguing in favour of compulsory schooling.
If that’s your extrapolation then ok.
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Communes can’t co-exist with private property and communism can’t co-exist with capitalism so as long as America exists there’s no alternative.
so you prefer being a cog in the machine while paying taxes to joining an agrarian commune while paying taxes. Makes sense.
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so you prefer being a cog in the machine while paying taxes to joining an agrarian commune while paying taxes. Makes sense.
There are no communes.
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Old 07-21-2019, 09:13 PM   #18359 (permalink)
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There are places where people band together, create a surplus through collective labor and share the wealth minus taxes. Call it what you want. You would still rather punch a clock.
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If that’s your extrapolation then ok.
That's the outcome of giving up on an issue because a more global issue is influencing it, so it's what you're arguing for.
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