Change communist to anything else and it will still be true.

Postat inițial de 𝘾𝙡utchback:

Issue is not all intelligent people are morally good

Thoughts on this?

No under communist rule you arent a person you are no more than 1 cog in a wider machine you are no more or less intelligent than the dumbest . This world dont favor intelligense but power. Humanity is in its core not social but purely selfish we all find glee if we can have something others cant and want to ensure they cant get it

Nah, the intelligent people are amongst the first to be liquidate under any communist regime because they can see the writing on the wall and what doesn't (nor will ever) work.

The ones that do well under communist rule are the lickspittles, those that are capable of putting every other concern aside and make friend with the leadership - a group which might overlap with the intelligent people somewhat.
Which is ultimately why every communist regime doesn't work: if you say no you get shot; if you say yes you get promoted.
And it doesn't matter that there is no food in the depot or no material in the warehouse; keep shouting yes and everything will be fine. At least until it isn't and the entire house of cards comes crashing down.

Hard disagree.
Communism is built on jealousy.
Any intelligent person will be cut out and devoured by the mob because intelligence isn't equal.

There are "brands" of communism.

Stalin was intelligent but not morally good. Mao, same.

Postat inițial de 𝘾𝙡utchback:

There are "brands" of communism.

brands are actually a capitalist thing.
The core concept of communism is that there is one, equal, brand

Postat inițial de Immortalis:

Nah, the intelligent people are amongst the first to be liquidate under any communist regime because they can see the writing on the wall and what doesn't (nor will ever) work.

The ones that do well under communist rule are the lickspittles, those that are capable of putting every other concern aside and make friend with the leadership - a group which might overlap with the intelligent people somewhat.
Which is ultimately why every communist regime doesn't work: if you say no you get shot; if you say yes you get promoted.
And it doesn't matter that there is no food in the depot or no material in the warehouse; keep shouting yes and everything will be fine. At least until it isn't and the entire house of cards comes crashing down.

Smart ppl realise people are there to be used and are expendable you always make more people. Communism countries is always ruled by a capitalist who profit of the missery of the masses

Postat inițial de 𝘾𝙡utchback:

Stalin was intelligent but not morally good. Mao, same.

stalin hit the griddy like nobody else

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6azpNmmEbWc&ab_channel=craki

I would have expected the OP of a thread like this, to define what intelligence is to them.
But alas.. I was mistaken.

Intelligence is a catch all term. Its very broad.

Postat inițial de 𝘾𝙡utchback:

Issue is not all intelligent people are morally good

Thoughts on this?

Er, there has been no communist rule. Not for long, anyway.

Postat inițial de 𝘾𝙡utchback:

Intelligence is a catch all term. Its very broad.

i am intelligent when it comes to veterinary care, i could take care of neo stalins animals. his sweetest boy meowseph stalin!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH5NZWTxmU0&ab_channel=KhorasaniPatriot

Rural peasants in China were dumb and gullible enough to believe Mao, an intelligent evil guy.

Replace those stupid peasants today with your average ai using tech person, you got a great system.

And economic theory does not make people more or less violent. If that were the case, nobody would have murdered pre Soviet Union

An economic theory can be used by intelligent evil people if there are enough stupid people

Due to the ai boom, I suspect the number of dumb people will drop in the future