• Cowbee@lemm.ee
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    Leftism is about collective ownership of the means of production, whereas Capitalism is concerned with individual ownership.

    Supporting FOSS over Capitalism is a leftist take.

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      I don’t think you understand what FOSS is. Its not a political ideology. Honestly neither is communism as it is a fringe belief.

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        FOSS isn’t a political ideology itself, no. That’s like saying Mutual Aid or Worker Democracy aren’t political ideologies. Technically correct, but that wasn’t the point, all of those are leftist structures.

        Communism is a political ideology, and I don’t think it can be globally considered fringe. Perhaps in the US, but not globally.

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          Well anyways I don’t think it should be allowed in this community. This isn’t a communist community.

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            Everything is political, where do you draw the line? Where it doesn’t align with your views?

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              Honestly we should just refrain from making political commentary. We all now that extreme conservatives are just as bad.

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                WHEN WILL YOU PEOPLE LEARN THAT EVERYTHING IS POLITICAL?

                The libre software movement has the stated goal of making a political statement. Your decision to exclude discussion of a certain ideology in a certain forum is itself a political decision. It is turtles all the way down.

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                  Call it what you wish but I will never associate libre software with communism

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      Capitalism is concerned with individual ownership.

      So USA is not capitalism? Because it is country with most anti-individual and anti-ownership practices.

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        It’s one of the most Capitalist countries on the planet, and is filled with individual Capital Owners that employ Proletarians.