[MoMC] [Ministry of Communism and Atheism] A Grand Beginning
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by Octavius Dryst
Hail Comrades! Octavius Dryst here to fill you in on some exciting news!
The Ministry of Communism and Atheism is now endorsed by the MoMC department head, GouthamKrishnan. Our ministries will be working as best we can together to provide excitement and entertainment to you, the citizens of eIndia. The difference is that this Ministry has a specific ideological agenda. All ideas will be considered, and trolls are welcome. Let's have fun.
The second shocking, new, development is that this ministry will have a SECOND contributing writer. Lysander Spooner II will be contributing articles from his own news paper, but you will see the familiar Ministry of Communism and Atheism and MoMC tag! Any other willing citizens are willing to contribute articles to the cause, just try to keep it on topic, be it for or against! Lets make this an open and civil discussion! Though let us not forget, humor has its place too 😛
Now for some Communism and Atheism
First, basic Marxist principles.
1. History exists in stages, and societies are molded by these stages.
2. Throughout history there were multiple classes, until the rise of capitalism
3. The rise of capitalism created two classes, the bourgeoisie and the proletariat
4. The bourgeoisie control the means of production.
5. The proletariat are wage slaves.
6. By allowing the bourgeoisie to develop industry in a nation the proletariat can then rise up, over throw the bourgeoisie, and control the means of production themselves, provide for themselves.
How Lenin changed things.
1. Russia was the "week link" in capitalism, with a pygmy bourgeoisie. (see also China, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, etc.)
2. The revolution would begin at the weakest link in capitalism
3. Workers in more developed nations would rise up to support this worker controlled state.
Now, some atheism.
"Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?"
-Epicurus
Good questions to ask if you ask me. Why believe in supernatural things when reality is so much more explainable? Thanks for your time eIndia. Hope you enjoyed this installment of the Ministry of Communism and Atheism!
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How weird that I would allow such a thing when I disagree with it all.
Here's an Idea: Communism vs Religion, which killed more?
Religion. The crusades plus the protestant reformation more than makes up for stalins purges
Communist socialism is what creates such class divisions in this game. The people who charge themselves with distribution determine who gets the wealth. Which MUs are favored with funding, and which citizens will be forced to pay. The many citizens of the nation are used to pay for the successes of the few elite that control the system, and whomever they deign with their favor. A "worker controlled state" is simply an impossibility in this game. You are restricted by the very mechanics of eRep.
Real communism is never going to happen in eRep, or the real world. Someone will always be in control to manage the system. That power will inevitably corrupt them to exploit their position for the personal gain of themself and their friends
BOOOO GET OFF THE STAGE!
You can use propaganda and rhetoric all you want. behind it all none of the principles that are being espoused will truly be put into practice. partly because of the limitations of the game. partly because of human nature. It's simply inevitable.
But it sure sounds pretty for preaching to the choir. The people that want to hear this kind of talk will gorge themselves on it, and not even realize it is just a facade.
http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/communism_by_rapierwitt2.jpg
well bhane, to be honest as far as rl goes...
It's an easily debatable topic as to whether or not true communism could ever occur. You would probably argue that greed will lead to corruption, making it impossible. It's hard to argue that, as these characteristics have always been a strong part of humanity.
I argue that it is possible, and that greed is not a part of human nature, but rather something we have been forced to accept. People are getting greedier the worse off the economy gets, but capitalist democracy is bound to fail as well. You say it hasn't yet, but I say it's heading that route. Neither one of us is right, because we can only predict the future, not foresee it. I believe the same is true with greed. Eventually, the United States will collapse. All empires do. It's on the route of self-destruction, which I will get to see in my lifetime I hope. When it does, should a hybrid system like China's be put in place, we will see less of a social embrace for greed, and it can finally once and for all be bred out of our species. (Slowly, but surely)
So I believe that greed will not own our species forever, and that we are on the route of social evolution and awareness, and that if we continue on this route it is impossible for greed not to die off. The only thing keeping it around is that lower and middle classes must thrive on it for survival in a capitalist world.
So to summon up, some say if it hasn't happened, it won't ever happen. I look at the path of evolution and say it's impossible if we don't die off, that it will happen.
Maybe greed won't own our species for eternity. but it will certainly own humans for the duration of your lifetime and mine. Any hope of a utopian-style society is centuries away... probably millennia.
Bhame. I have experienced more kindness and disregard for material wealth in the game than I ever have in real life. I have also experienced and interacted with more deceit. I agree with your sentiment entirely, people generally suck. We can not be counted on. We can however build a culture of cooperation. This is particularly viable in a small nation, the week link so to speak. We can break the trend, and yes this is part propaganda. We all know the hay day of the commune was in V1. And with the current econ module even free market business tends to operate at a loss, unless someone has 1000 gold to drop on companies. We can however cooperate and communicate and create a better social situation in this game. The purpose of this ministry is not to create a communist/atheist state. Rather it is to discuss and press issues while also having a good time, so to that extent thank you for your comment 🙂 I eagerly anticipate your rebuttal and hope all is well in the green fields of Eire.
Then I support your endeavor to just keep the issues of societal cooperation in the discussion.
I would mention that when we had a eRep economy was friendlier to capitalism, we had hugely generous philanthropists. Communism certainly does not have a monopoly on citizens helping other citizens. I hope the devs do something to the economic module, so those days could return.