Communism

Paul Prescod paul at prescod.net
Sat Jun 29 22:23:44 PDT 2002


"Joe R. Golowka" wrote:
>
> > The deranged "social condition" which gives rise to deranged people is
> > called "life". Life is hard. Life may be harder in a capitalist system
> > but it is nevertheless hard also in any utopian system you can imagine.
> > Your wife falls in love with other people. Your father never really
> > wanted you and doesn't love you. A reliance on back medication turns
> > into an addiction. A freak accident removes your legs and leaves you
> > incapable of playing the sport you love. Your uncle molested you as a
> > child. LIFE IS HARD. Some people will be unhappy. Other people are just
> > born jerks. Other people are clinically psychopathic. None of us are
> > entirely rational.
>
> All the examples you listed are the results of social conditions.
> Monogamy and marriage is a social
> condition. Love is a social construction. So are sports.

So communists are working towards a world beyond social conditions? Beyond monogamy, marriage, sports, jealousy, etc. Sounds like a world beyond human beings. Good luck

Paul Prescod



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