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Family communism

Canell

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Howdy

I don't know how many of us are aware of the fact that the family is in fact a commune. :)
Shared expenses, shared income, internal rules, shared domestic appliances, mutual help, etc.
It's may the oldest commune the world has ever known.

Objections? :)
 
You do understand how stupid this thread is, don't you?

Communism as a societal, institutionalized form of government is not the same as a family structure.
Not to mention you screwed up the title and what you talked about.

The correct thread name should be: Family communal
communal - definition of communal by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
1. used or shared in common by everyone in a group: a communal stove.
Not family communism.
 
Which is the precise reason communism doesn't work. With someone you care about, you have few qualms with sharing resources and acting altruistically, yet you need to use a lot more effort to apply that thought process to your neighbours or complete strangers.
 
Canell said:
Howdy

I don't know how many of us are aware of the fact that the family is in fact a commune. :)
Shared expenses, shared income, internal rules, shared domestic appliances, mutual help, etc.
It's may the oldest commune the world has ever known.

Objections? :)
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Maybe your family was, but I would say most are not.
 
Hold on....wait...... communi______________ty ??????????????????????


Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

soci___________ety?????????????????????????????????






Communism and socialism are taking over......it's all Obama's fault............ aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..............:roll:
 
Dragonfly said:
Communism and socialism are taking over......it's all Obama's fault............ aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..............:roll:
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A.k.a. ObamaScare. :devil:
 
In some families father's hug and kiss their daughters....PEDOPHILE!!!!!

In some families sisters hug and kiss each other..... LESBIANS!!!!!

Some fathers hug and kiss their sons....... GAY PEDOPHILE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Dragonfly said:
Hold on....wait...... communi______________ty ??????????????????????


Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

soci___________ety?????????????????????????????????






Communism and socialism are taking over......it's all Obama's fault............ aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..............:roll:
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Dick Cheney!!!!!! BWAAAAA HA HA HA HA!
 
Please, do not derail thread! :peace
 
Exactly what "rail" is this thread (?) supposed to be on???????????
 
spud_meister said:
Which is the precise reason communism doesn't work. With someone you care about, you have few qualms with sharing resources and acting altruistically, yet you need to use a lot more effort to apply that thought process to your neighbours or complete strangers.
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Agreed. Communism can only work when every single person is invested in the well-being of the entire group, rather than of themselves. That doesn't mean that it can only work within families, though - but it is limited to within a small group of people.

For reference, check out Cracked's great article on the Monkeysphere (sorry, no link - I'd rather not access Cracked at work). Interesting stuff...

EDIT: As a sideline, it's interesting to point out that some religions, in promoting altuism, in part promote the communist mindset. Not a criticism (I know some people consider 'communist!' to be an insult, I wouldn't count myself amongst them), just an observation.
 
iangb said:
Agreed. Communism can only work when every single person is invested in the well-being of the entire group, rather than of themselves. That doesn't mean that it can only work within families, though - but it is limited to within a small group of people.
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Communism works best in...wait for it...communes. That's why Marx envisaged it as a stateless society, because you couldn't have a state where everyone cared about everyone else.

For reference, check out Cracked's great article on the Monkeysphere (sorry, no link - I'd rather not access Cracked at work). Interesting stuff...
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I've been thinking along those lines for a while now, I've just never been able to phrase it as eloquently, or involve monkeys. That's a great article.

EDIT: As a sideline, it's interesting to point out that some religions, in promoting altuism, in part promote the communist mindset. Not a criticism (I know some people consider 'communist!' to be an insult, I wouldn't count myself amongst them), just an observation.
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Communism, at it's core, is altruism writ large. Christ was the ultimate example of altruism. The difference lays in methods, rather than the intended results.
 
The purpose of family is to raise children so they can grow up and eventually leave the family, so they can have their own independent lives. They can then choose to do what they wish, live wherever they wish, get their own place, make their own income, raise a family of their own. Or, not raise a family. At that point the original parental family gets smaller, and mom and dad live out the rest of their lives on their own. So, NO, the family is not the same as a commune, which needs to retain the membership in order to perpetuate itself. The fundamental purpose of family is completely the opposite of a commune.

To understand better what a commune is, take a look at hippy communes. Hippies, the ultimate evolution of leftist liberals.
 
Manny said:
The purpose of family is to raise children so they can grow up and eventually leave the family, so they can have their own independent lives. They can then choose to do what they wish, live wherever they wish, get their own place, make their own income, raise a family of their own. Or, not raise a family. At that point the original parental family gets smaller, and mom and dad live out the rest of their lives on their own. So, NO, the family is not the same as a commune, which needs to retain the membership to perpetuate itself. The fundamental purpose of family is completely the opposite of a commune.

To understand better what a commune is, take a look at hippy communes. Hippies, the ultimate evolution of leftist liberals.
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I doubt you have heard of a Kibbutz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
Canell said:
Howdy

I don't know how many of us are aware of the fact that the family is in fact a commune. :)
Shared expenses, shared income, internal rules, shared domestic appliances, mutual help, etc.
It's may the oldest commune the world has ever known.

Objections? :)
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When I was raising kids, my home was a monarchy, and I was the queen. ;)
 
Canell said:
Howdy

I don't know how many of us are aware of the fact that the family is in fact a commune. :)
Shared expenses, shared income, internal rules, shared domestic appliances, mutual help, etc.
It's may the oldest commune the world has ever known.

Objections? :)
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In a sense, yes.


In a sense, it is also a dictatorship, or at least an oligarchy. :)
 
Goshin said:
In a sense, yes.


In a sense, it is also a dictatorship, or at least an oligarchy. :)
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I thought about using the term dictatorship, but figured that since I was willing to let my son hit the road, if he wanted to make the rules, it wasn't quite accurate in my case.
 
winston53660 said:
I doubt you have heard of a Kibbutz
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No I haven't heard of a Kibbutz. Seems it's a militant Jewish commune. That article says they revered Joseph Stalin, and it failed. No surprise there. Hippy communes were a failure as well.

Not sure what point you're trying to make about it though.
 
Manny said:
No I haven't heard of a Kibbutz. Seems it's a militant Jewish commune. That article says they revered Joseph Stalin, and it failed. No surprise there. Hippy communes were a failure as well.

Not sure what point you're trying to make about it though.
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Where did it say they revered Stalin?
 
winston53660 said:
I did It did say they revered Stalin. That was your made up BS
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Come on. Can you use 'ctrl-f' in your browser? Then type in 'Stalin'. Feel free to get back to me once you've figure it out.
 
Manny said:
Come on. Can you use 'ctrl-f' in your browser? Then type in 'Stalin'. Feel free to get back to me once you've figure it out.
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Nevermind:roll:
 
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