Re: Marxism

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But wouldn't there be no money in a true utopia?

Nebuchadnezzar (talk)06:19, 14 April 2013

If we had a form of life wherein we solved major social problems like hunger, poverty, access to healthcare, education, and other ills, I wouldn't give two shits if we used a currency. As I mentioned earlier, I'm a pragmatist first and foremost.

Captain Swing (bringer of nachos)06:22, 14 April 2013

What if the way of solving those problems is by eliminating money?

Nebuchadnezzar (talk)06:28, 14 April 2013

...Again, I would think my whole "pragmatism trumping ideology" would answer that question. Again, my idea of basically more extreme noblesse oblige has to do with the idea that, in a utopia, we would redistribute wealth in a manner that is both egalitarian and voluntary. Because this does not happen, we have a class conflict. It might transpire that abolishing capital is the best way to solve social problems, though this would obviously lead to friction amongst those who drew power from capital. But that's neither here nor there.

Captain Swing (bringer of nachos)06:34, 14 April 2013