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SJConspirator » 21 Jun 2022, 9:45 pm » wrote: ↑

21 Jun 2022, 9:45 pm

The functional examples of socialism I gave had small scale and genetic similarity i.e. homogeneity.  On large scales, with great diversity, socialism can NEVER work.

I totally agree with this and have been saying the same for years.  There is nothing wrong with communism (I like that word better because it more accurately describes communal living on a small scale) in and of itself.  This is the only way the Americas could ever be settled by Europeans when they first arrived.   And, it still works, like in Amish villages, on a small scale.  Homogeneity and everyone internalizing the groups set of rules and morals is key.  Differentiating the group from the "outside world" is also important. Everyone has to generally know one another and WANT to pull their own weight.  Then, it can work quite well. 

However, it was never meant to scale up.  Once you lose the commonality of purpose and familiarity of everyone in the group, it fails. For it to work, everyone must feel connected to everyone in the group.  And, there has to be an agreed method of expelling or punishing those who are disruptive or lazy.