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cobalt32@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

I think they were specifically referring to Marxism-Leninism. It is “human nature” to act in your own self interest, so any system with hierarchies of decision-making power will eventually become corrupt. We just have to take a non-hierarchical path towards communism.

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WinGirl99@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
human nature does not exist. explained it here:

blorp.blahaj.zone/inbox/c/…/17913885

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- cobalt32@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Agreed, that’s why I put it in quotes. The way I should have worded it is that evolution has incentivized living things to act in a way that prioritizes their own survival over the survival of others. This is known as the survival instinct, or self-preservation, and is well established scientifically. This is a more appropriate argument against hierarchies of decision-making power than “human nature”.
  
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