retiring from TH-cam because Paul just made exactly the vieo I was just trying to write and did it thousands of times better than I could ever do. Keep up the good work you glorious bastard.
Thanks so much for doing these videos. I've been watching them with my 14 yr old daughter who has taken an interest in socialism which is a proud moment for me and they have been a great introduction for her to socialism/communism. So much so she's looking forward to the rest of the series. She said socialism sounds even better with an Irish accent 😂 Great work as usual comrade.
Haha glad to hear she's getting something from it. I was worried this video might have been a bit more challenging (because of the terminology) than the first video, so it's reassuring to know that's still proving to be useful anyway ✊
@@Marxism_Today this video was definitely more challenging than the first one but she took notes as you'd suggested in the video and asked questions about the terminology after.
@@DanNorton1 yes she has. It was pro-capitalist anti-socialist videos that led her to take an interest in socialism. I don't force my views or beliefs on my child as I want her to come to her own conclusions.
@@DanNorton1 I don't think so. If you want to see it like that, then you have lost the freedom to spend a certain amount of money and you have gained the freedom to go to the doctor if something happens to you. Under capitalism, there's oftentimes an illusion of false dicotomy and freedom to choose, because, while it's true that you can technically decide how to spend your money, you are going to have a health insurance. If the companies that offer insurance are run for profit, then they're going to try to scam you in any way possible. Ultimately, you end up paying less via taxes than through private insurance, and you are now freer. Free to visit a doctor, free to have the money difference, and free to not worry about if your insurance will cover this or that.
@@DanNorton1 We have the NHS were I live so your 'for instance' doesn't really work for me as I live somewhere that has a national health service and the thought of paying an insurance company for healthcare is alien to me. As for your question; Isn't socialism a system in which some people's views are forced on others? Isn't that the case for all systems including capitalism?
@@timothypaulino8454 Correct, but I don't think he could of but he did leave some clues on what to do in which some concepts are found in the "Critique of the Gotha Program". Other clues can be found in his other writings along with Engels. On the other hand, he did leave a critique of capitalism on how it worked through exploitation.
I know in my lifetime I wouldn't be able to live in the heaven of Communism, but seeing you guys, sharing and discussing utopian ideas, your smiles, is the heaven for me 🥲
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Great video comrade, I wish I had resources like this channel when I started reading marxist theory, would've saved me a lot of sweat. Greetings from Montenegro
I'm pretty late but this is an amazing introduction to Marxism and Communism. I've been told my whole life (living in the USA) that communism is bad and will end the world. But recently have started to done research and completely changed my mind. Amazing work!
Wowo amzing then move to cuba and russia and see the beautiful wonders of marxism 😊or even come to a vacation in venezuela ❤😊i am sure you will have a wonderful time
There are so many problems that the capitalist mode of production creates and I'm glad you were able to touch on automation as one of them. It boils my blood to see people get put out of work due to automation and the "solution" they're given is always individualistic in it's approach... Learn to code... Get into a whole new industry at the age of 50, etc! Liberals approaching these huge wounds that they helped create with these little bandaids. What we need is a systemic change. We need class solidarity!
Thanks for making this series. I've become interested in socialism for couple of month now and been studying books and articles but to be honest it's kind of overwhelming. These videos are fun and educating and easy to understand. Thanks comerad 🙏🏼
@@DanNorton1 my understanding is that in a capitalist system a ceo has to make decisions that in a socialist mode don't even apply, like marketing/advertising, human resources (aka how to squeeze workers to the last drop), making production as cheap as possible, stuff like merging with other companies/relocating to other countries... In a socialist mode things would be decided democratically by the workers themselves. No need for ceos, and much of the work they do in this system would be unnecessary
@@DanNorton1 Please do go somewhere else. The "You deleted my comment" cheap tactic fools nobody. Use the time to read some theory also, because you are clueless.
This is some seriously useful stuff. It's a lot easier to convince someone to watch some of these than it is to get them to dive into written theory. A gateway drug for socialism has been invented
Great video! In short: the owners are unnecessary! In other words: the workers should own the forces of production--and be their own bosses! In the U.S. we have (supposedly) political democracy, but NO economic democracy. That's what I'm talkin' about.
Thanks! You may be interested in this video from a while back where I had Comrade Tathagat on the channel to dive into the history of socialism and communism in India: th-cam.com/video/9HFXsNqW_uk/w-d-xo.html
I’m a really young communist just starting my studies (for now I’m a Marxist Lenninist, but that’s probably because I haven’t read Mao yet), and these videos are really great to summarize and better understand what I have studied so far, so thanks for your work Paul! (Sorry if there’s any grammar mistake, english is not my first language)
Hey Paul! I'm kind of new to marxism and I haven't read a lot of theory, but I'd really like to know more. I have a couple of questions: - How are service sector jobs integrated into the labour theory of value? - Similarly, how is software produced in a socialist/communist society with a planned economy? - Also, more or less the same question goes for goods and services that are not essential. How can you plan how many consoles are produced, to give an example? Great video btw
A communist society doesn’t have to be a planned economy. It could easily go wrong if one has everything planned. Check the five year plans made by Chinese gov. They just gives a brief direction and never control the number of produced consoles. Also, before a five year plan comes out, all layers of CCP spend a whole year doing research for a reasonable plan.
This is actually one of die big misconceptions people have. Socialism is extremely variable and even if less communism too. Planned economies are only a part of an already subcategory of socialism/communism :) hope that helps a bit.
@@adorayadoray1289 Marxism no thats only a framework to interpret economics. And there it already begins, the leftist struggle I myself am not further than pre marx to marx and aint even really safe there and didnt read anything, but only watched some stuff, about lenin and nothing about mao so Id need to distance myself from answering that question directly again and pointing to the aforementioned depth this is already in. Sorry to disappoint :c
there's this weird thing where i'm thinking about certain specific topics then seeing leftist YTers pop up with the EXACT topic i've been mulling over. was talking about this exact thing with 2 people this week as well and then you make this vid. i feel like there's some good collective leftist consciousness emerging right now.
@@DanNorton1 "Did Marx believe in consciousness?" What the fuck kind of question is that - we are materialists not reductionists, and any and everything that truly exists is material of some sort whether we fully understand it or not
Another fun video Paul, well done! I much prefer this short format to your livestreams, even though they are usually massively informative, I prefer these because they are short, gives me time to get to grips with some theory in the mean time!
I'm new to learning about Socialism. And quick question, What can the workers and government do to receive oversight of supply and demand to continue to meet the people's need without resorting back to the private market? A lot of criticism about the planned economy, is that it leads to scarcity.
I'm thinking and I can't find much reason to live, nothing about the future excites me (career, money, family, etc.), the current competitive system scares me and I realized that my enthusiasm for life is diminishing. I have been reading and trying to understand Marx and other Marxist writers for the last 1-2 years. Marxism taught me a lot For example, the biggest thing he taught me was that I became proud that my father is a worker, and I realized the value of his work. Cause I grew up in a middle-class neighborhood, I was always embarrassed to describe my father's profession, but ever since I started learning Marxism I have been proudly voicing it in every setting. Another thing he taught me It made me realize how unfair the world is, that we actually live in Hell. I have always admired the struggles and perseverance of communists. although there are so many selfish, indifferent people in the world, so much intolerance and injustice, the belief of communists that they can change all of these has always attracted my attention Unfortunately, I do not believe that these injustices will end. It saddens me that people live in luxury while on the one hand people are starving. people who committed suicide out of unemployment, poverty, , thousands of children dying of hunger and thirst. honestly, I do not believe the struggle will be successful while there are so many selfish, money dog people. How do you find the strength to fight among such bad people? How do you find the strength to resist?.I don't know why I wrote something like this hear, I'm sorry.
thank you for having the courage to examine the various structures of production. I prefer the primitive communalism approach of hunter gather societies.
I am also a anarcho socialist as well. it means that it supports the ideas of preventing the decision making into a very few hands whether the state or private owners. Anarchist communalist supports a currency less economies and do not support exploitative planning or markets. This ideology of allowing humanity or the whole public dictate production for use only.
I think that the idea that socialism and communism are "inevitable" as you said near the beginning of the video, is a far too optimistic viewpoint. Is the end of capitalism inevitable? Yes. But the way in which capitalism ends isn't inevitable. Capitalism could end through revolution, but capitalism could also end through extinction. It's up to us, and spreading the idea that socialism and communism are inevitable pacifies us. We must not underestimate capitalism, especially late-capitalism, which is what we currently live under.
In a capitalist society, any person can open up their own business. I did it. I opened up a cleaning business. Purchased the vacuum and supplies. Best thing i ever did. Anyone can do it.
Hello, i work in manufacturing as a machinist. I work 12 hour days in dangerous conditions however under the capatalist system i enjoy the work that i do (as it adds to society) and the amount i earn. My question is in a socialist system, would the people be forced to work certain types of work (such as farming, manufacturing or hard labour.) or have the choice to work whatever the people may desire. (Such as all the above with career's in hospitality, art, music or self employment?). A follow up question, if forced labours an option, how would you force the people to work jobs they may or may not want to work even if the worker has a say in the modes of production? And if Choice is an option, what would be the incentives of a socialist to work hard manual labour jobs? would the employee make lots of money and be able to keep there earnings? If not, what would keep an employee working or would the employment be outsourced to other countries? Maybe our society shifts our look on hard working labourers as the new influencers? Thankyou.
but still what does this mean to own the means of production? what happens if it does occur and the means of production are being used for the "common good" (3:14) instead of excess wealth of one capitalist? Will it lead to a money-free economy? Will it mean the workers have more say in how they can work and how much they earn for it?
@@malogibeaux4946 where's the incentive to build the factory? You assume out of the kindness of peoples heart they are just going to risk and be held liable for everything that can go wrong for free? This train of thought might work in small communes but when you upscale it to society it has no merit at all. If you think someone would take the time to be doctor just so people who decide they want to work a bread making job make the same d everyone is ok with that your delusional
@@ch33zusofpokemon25 because these workers are part of this community? Or just because a group of friends want to do something? Or even what you call "kindess of their hearths", if passion wasn't in play we wouldn't have any teacher, animators and voice actors. Or if you really ant to stick with profit, because the original group wanted to capitlize on an idea but to also let other employees be a part of the decision making process. Just look at how co-ops and unions are created.
It’s crazy that these commies look at the owner of the factory as just some rich asshole lol. This is what happens when kids live too comfortably in a nice capitalist society, they start feeling entitled to the fruit of someone else’s labor
I'm a business owner or "boss" who also does all the work in my small business. I want to make as much profit as possible, but I also want to work as little as possible. Where do I fit in in this system?
If you do all the work in your small business and have no employees, you are essentially what socialism wants to achieve but for everyone. You are receiving market value for your labour. You do 100% of the work, and you receive 100% of the revenue. This is completely fair.
You, as a businessman, will continue to draw as much profit you like just by making sure your firm produces non-essential goods. Privileges, social status, and therefore individuality will be absolutely preserved and given value
I am sure you have an idea of what videos you are going to make, but if it's not on the list I would like to recommend a video on the dictatorship of the proletariat. It seems like it is often misunderstood by those outside of our movement.
Thanks for the info I always thought communism was horrible they took your children from you that's what I was raised up told but can it work it's filled before let's hope and pray this is real communism and it will succeed again thank you for the information
There are no similarities. We have fundamentally different goals. His understanding of "socialism" is just "when the government does things". It's literally just social democracy economically with authoritarian social measures to enforce conservatism. An open dictatorship of the bourgeoisie that's still, despite what its adherents will tell you, subservient to the power of capital.
@@Marxism_Today glad to hear you are familiar with him, I am not sure that he would define socialism like that but seeing as you both at least claim to be opposed to capitalism, which you might very well define in different ways, a discussion could be fruitful at least for your audiences. I'm glad to have found your videos which are more straightforward and to the point than a lot of leftists on youtube.
Can someone explain to me properly the difference and how GDP, GNP, and 5-year plan works? I'm annoyed at people using GDP to measure how wealthy North Korea is and other state that used planned economy.
Great explanation. It outlines one of the most important ways to differentiate between capitalism and socialism that many people who believe themselves to be socialists regularly forget/ignore/don't understand: socialism isn't when the state takes over from private capitalists, but when the workers themselves do it in a democratic society/economy. I've seen far too many videos talking about the great things that "socialism" has done, when the means of production were still of the capitalist stripe: owners (private and/or state) at the top, workers at the bottom. Socialism is definitely better than capitalism, but "better" is regularly conflated with "socialism" because of similar humanitarian goals.
Great video! Although I speak little English, it's easy to understand words and phrases about communist according to my past learnings. Im Chinese by the way and I know my country is kinda mixed captalist and socialist.It makes me confused. Is it a good thing or will lead to bad ends? The government and the party are strong enough to contrl the economy though if it wants to. Can someone share some thoughts about China's mode?
I'm glad your doing this. Even when you are aware of a lot of the terms. It's still good to get a refresh.
retiring from TH-cam because Paul just made exactly the vieo I was just trying to write and did it thousands of times better than I could ever do.
Keep up the good work you glorious bastard.
Don't you dare.
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With your name you had such a good opportunity to use "u" not "o" in commie... :D
The production quality of this series is top-notch. Congratulations, Paul. Tiocfaidh ár lá!
Thanks so much for doing these videos. I've been watching them with my 14 yr old daughter who has taken an interest in socialism which is a proud moment for me and they have been a great introduction for her to socialism/communism. So much so she's looking forward to the rest of the series. She said socialism sounds even better with an Irish accent 😂 Great work as usual comrade.
Haha glad to hear she's getting something from it.
I was worried this video might have been a bit more challenging (because of the terminology) than the first video, so it's reassuring to know that's still proving to be useful anyway ✊
@@Marxism_Today this video was definitely more challenging than the first one but she took notes as you'd suggested in the video and asked questions about the terminology after.
@@DanNorton1 yes she has. It was pro-capitalist anti-socialist videos that led her to take an interest in socialism. I don't force my views or beliefs on my child as I want her to come to her own conclusions.
@@DanNorton1 I don't think so. If you want to see it like that, then you have lost the freedom to spend a certain amount of money and you have gained the freedom to go to the doctor if something happens to you.
Under capitalism, there's oftentimes an illusion of false dicotomy and freedom to choose, because, while it's true that you can technically decide how to spend your money, you are going to have a health insurance. If the companies that offer insurance are run for profit, then they're going to try to scam you in any way possible.
Ultimately, you end up paying less via taxes than through private insurance, and you are now freer. Free to visit a doctor, free to have the money difference, and free to not worry about if your insurance will cover this or that.
@@DanNorton1 We have the NHS were I live so your 'for instance' doesn't really work for me as I live somewhere that has a national health service and the thought of paying an insurance company for healthcare is alien to me. As for your question; Isn't socialism a system in which some people's views are forced on others? Isn't that the case for all systems including capitalism?
Paul's really calling me out for not writing this down lmao
You talk about theory in such a intelligent and understandable way that you are perfect for this series !
o wow this capitalism thing seems pretty awful. if only there was a german man with a massive beard that tells us how to defeat it
That guy must be suuuper based
Karl Marx, as great of a mind as he was, didn't put a comprehensive blue print at all.
Hey, don't forget Engels who made his contributions as well and he had a massive cookie duster.
@@timothypaulino8454 Correct, but I don't think he could of but he did leave some clues on what to do in which some concepts are found in the "Critique of the Gotha Program". Other clues can be found in his other writings along with Engels. On the other hand, he did leave a critique of capitalism on how it worked through exploitation.
*which one*
Another absolute banger from Paul. Keep up the great work comrade
Highly recommended to beginners and to all those wanting to refresh their theory
This is so good! I learn something new each time and better ways to explain these ideas simply!
I know in my lifetime I wouldn't be able to live in the heaven of Communism, but seeing you guys, sharing and discussing utopian ideas, your smiles, is the heaven for me 🥲
Another awesome video! Simple, straight to the point & easy the layman to understand!
it's good to have a video that lays it all out in layman's terms without loosing the meaning, fellow irish socialist here
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@@DanNorton1 yes and so is unemployment
Great video comrade, I wish I had resources like this channel when I started reading marxist theory, would've saved me a lot of sweat. Greetings from Montenegro
I'm pretty late but this is an amazing introduction to Marxism and Communism. I've been told my whole life (living in the USA) that communism is bad and will end the world. But recently have started to done research and completely changed my mind. Amazing work!
Wowo amzing then move to cuba and russia and see the beautiful wonders of marxism 😊or even come to a vacation in venezuela ❤😊i am sure you will have a wonderful time
@@lolitavat798 cry more gusano. Also russia = communism lmao
“such as the necessities of life, like food, housing, clothing, medical equipment, nintendo”
I’m dead 😂
If communism doesn't let you have Nintendo, what use is it?
There are so many problems that the capitalist mode of production creates and I'm glad you were able to touch on automation as one of them. It boils my blood to see people get put out of work due to automation and the "solution" they're given is always individualistic in it's approach... Learn to code... Get into a whole new industry at the age of 50, etc! Liberals approaching these huge wounds that they helped create with these little bandaids. What we need is a systemic change. We need class solidarity!
@@DanNorton1 You make no sense Dan.
@@DanNorton1 I guess!
fire. looking forward to #3 and beyond, once theres more posted im deffo gonna start sending it around.
You're doing a great job with these. Professional appearance and well presented, top stuff.
Thanks for making this series. I've become interested in socialism for couple of month now and been studying books and articles but to be honest it's kind of overwhelming. These videos are fun and educating and easy to understand. Thanks comerad 🙏🏼
Wow, this is really easy to follow. You’re a great teacher, thank you. I look forward to the rest of this series :)
This is a sacrifice to the almighty algorithm.
It contains things such as engagement, likes, subscribes, bells and maybe even some whistles.
Thanks!
Thanks comrade! Really appreciate the support ✊
Capitalism your boss becomes a billionaire but you the worker does not.
@@DanNorton1 Maybe not?
@@DanNorton1 I strongly disagree with this statement. If a company didn't have a workforce to make it's products what use would a CEO be?
@@DanNorton1 my understanding is that in a capitalist system a ceo has to make decisions that in a socialist mode don't even apply, like marketing/advertising, human resources (aka how to squeeze workers to the last drop), making production as cheap as possible, stuff like merging with other companies/relocating to other countries... In a socialist mode things would be decided democratically by the workers themselves. No need for ceos, and much of the work they do in this system would be unnecessary
@@DanNorton1 Please do go somewhere else. The "You deleted my comment" cheap tactic fools nobody. Use the time to read some theory also, because you are clueless.
This is some seriously useful stuff. It's a lot easier to convince someone to watch some of these than it is to get them to dive into written theory. A gateway drug for socialism has been invented
Great video! In short: the owners are unnecessary! In other words: the workers should own the forces of production--and be their own bosses! In the U.S. we have (supposedly) political democracy, but NO economic democracy. That's what I'm talkin' about.
I have subscribed. I would love to see a case study of Indian socialism.
Thank you comrade. Solidarity!
Thanks! You may be interested in this video from a while back where I had Comrade Tathagat on the channel to dive into the history of socialism and communism in India: th-cam.com/video/9HFXsNqW_uk/w-d-xo.html
You guys are awesome! I'll check it out, and spread the word.
I’m a really young communist just starting my studies (for now I’m a Marxist Lenninist, but that’s probably because I haven’t read Mao yet), and these videos are really great to summarize and better understand what I have studied so far, so thanks for your work Paul! (Sorry if there’s any grammar mistake, english is not my first language)
Capitalism is kinda great for bringing about the destruction of capitalism
Hey Paul! I'm kind of new to marxism and I haven't read a lot of theory, but I'd really like to know more. I have a couple of questions:
- How are service sector jobs integrated into the labour theory of value?
- Similarly, how is software produced in a socialist/communist society with a planned economy?
- Also, more or less the same question goes for goods and services that are not essential. How can you plan how many consoles are produced, to give an example?
Great video btw
A communist society doesn’t have to be a planned economy. It could easily go wrong if one has everything planned. Check the five year plans made by Chinese gov. They just gives a brief direction and never control the number of produced consoles. Also, before a five year plan comes out, all layers of CCP spend a whole year doing research for a reasonable plan.
This is actually one of die big misconceptions people have. Socialism is extremely variable and even if less communism too. Planned economies are only a part of an already subcategory of socialism/communism :) hope that helps a bit.
@@50733Blabla1337 Well, yes, but he gives an explicitly Marxist-Leninist and Marxist-Leninist-Maoist perspective. Don't those use planned economies?
@@adorayadoray1289 Marxism no thats only a framework to interpret economics. And there it already begins, the leftist struggle I myself am not further than pre marx to marx and aint even really safe there and didnt read anything, but only watched some stuff, about lenin and nothing about mao so Id need to distance myself from answering that question directly again and pointing to the aforementioned depth this is already in. Sorry to disappoint :c
there's this weird thing where i'm thinking about certain specific topics then seeing leftist YTers pop up with the EXACT topic i've been mulling over. was talking about this exact thing with 2 people this week as well and then you make this vid. i feel like there's some good collective leftist consciousness emerging right now.
@@DanNorton1 ONLINE FOREVER
God leading you to socialism lmao
@@KhayJayArt jesus christ walking on water helping me lead the vanguard c0mrad3
@@DanNorton1 "Did Marx believe in consciousness?" What the fuck kind of question is that - we are materialists not reductionists, and any and everything that truly exists is material of some sort whether we fully understand it or not
Thanks for simple videos of complex topic...the struggle continues ✊🏻❤️from South Africa.
This is going to be great
Another fun video Paul, well done! I much prefer this short format to your livestreams, even though they are usually massively informative, I prefer these because they are short, gives me time to get to grips with some theory in the mean time!
Extremely based video.
Great stuff!
New sub that Hakim sent over. Excited to find this channel!
Very Nice. I was really waiting for exactly this type of series
New sub! Comrade Hakim sent me over. I'll be joining your journey from this point onwards, Comrade Paul. ✊ 🚩
Nice to meet you, comrade Angels! ✊🚩 (based name)
Great video, I recommend using a deEsser to neutralize those harsh S’s in the audio
The New Labour Theory of Value:
New Labour has no value :)
These videos are based.
This is very well produced once again. What camera are you filming this on?
Τhanks Communist Jacksepticeye!
I'm new to learning about Socialism. And quick question, What can the workers and government do to receive oversight of supply and demand to continue to meet the people's need without resorting back to the private market? A lot of criticism about the planned economy, is that it leads to scarcity.
I'm thinking and I can't find much reason to live, nothing about the future excites me (career, money, family, etc.), the current competitive system scares me and I realized that my enthusiasm for life is diminishing.
I have been reading and trying to understand Marx and other Marxist writers for the last 1-2 years. Marxism taught me a lot
For example, the biggest thing he taught me was that I became proud that my father is a worker, and I realized the value of his work.
Cause I grew up in a middle-class neighborhood, I was always embarrassed to describe my father's profession, but ever since I started learning Marxism I have been proudly voicing it in every setting. Another thing he taught me
It made me realize how unfair the world is, that we actually live in Hell.
I have always admired the struggles and perseverance of communists. although there are so many selfish, indifferent people in the world, so much intolerance and injustice, the belief of communists that they can change all of these has always attracted my attention
Unfortunately, I do not believe that these injustices will end.
It saddens me that people live in luxury while on the one hand people are starving. people who committed suicide out of unemployment, poverty,
, thousands of children dying of hunger and thirst. honestly, I do not believe the struggle will be successful while there are so many selfish, money dog people.
How do you find the strength to fight among such bad people? How do you find the strength to resist?.I don't know why I wrote something like this hear, I'm sorry.
Great video, thanks for posting.
Very clear introduction.
thank you for having the courage to examine the various structures of production. I prefer the primitive communalism approach of hunter gather societies.
✊ waiting comrade
I am also a anarcho socialist as well. it means that it supports the ideas of preventing the decision making into a very few hands whether the state or private owners. Anarchist communalist supports a currency less economies and do not support exploitative planning or markets. This ideology of allowing humanity or the whole public dictate production for use only.
I think that the idea that socialism and communism are "inevitable" as you said near the beginning of the video, is a far too optimistic viewpoint. Is the end of capitalism inevitable? Yes. But the way in which capitalism ends isn't inevitable. Capitalism could end through revolution, but capitalism could also end through extinction. It's up to us, and spreading the idea that socialism and communism are inevitable pacifies us. We must not underestimate capitalism, especially late-capitalism, which is what we currently live under.
hell yes
Now this is epic
thank you for this.
In a capitalist society, any person can open up their own business. I did it. I opened up a cleaning business. Purchased the vacuum and supplies. Best thing i ever did. Anyone can do it.
Not everyone can be self-employed
not everyone has enough money to start. For exemple, 64% of americans live paycheck to paycheck.
very well produced!
Hello, i work in manufacturing as a machinist. I work 12 hour days in dangerous conditions however under the capatalist system i enjoy the work that i do (as it adds to society) and the amount i earn.
My question is in a socialist system, would the people be forced to work certain types of work (such as farming, manufacturing or hard labour.) or have the choice to work whatever the people may desire. (Such as all the above with career's in hospitality, art, music or self employment?).
A follow up question, if forced labours an option, how would you force the people to work jobs they may or may not want to work even if the worker has a say in the modes of production?
And if Choice is an option, what would be the incentives of a socialist to work hard manual labour jobs? would the employee make lots of money and be able to keep there earnings? If not, what would keep an employee working or would the employment be outsourced to other countries? Maybe our society shifts our look on hard working labourers as the new influencers?
Thankyou.
based af
but still what does this mean to own the means of production? what happens if it does occur and the means of production are being used for the "common good" (3:14) instead of excess wealth of one capitalist? Will it lead to a money-free economy? Will it mean the workers have more say in how they can work and how much they earn for it?
am i the onlyone how takes notes while watching these videos
good work
well well well ...
it's the vote , it's soo well you write it three times
Thank you very much for the video! It's very didactic and clear✊
This is some good stuff! Very well made. Thank you very much! :)
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Workers Unite!
2:44 Transitioning to a “finger” based economy.
Fingers get quite the workout. Hope they’re unionized after watching this one comrade!
So if no one took the risk to build the factory where are the workers going to work?
They are going to work at a government owned factory that has no idea what to produce because it doesn't know what the demand for things are.
in a factory built by the workers of a community to provide for said community (wether directly or indirectly as in producing tradeable goods).
@@malogibeaux4946 where's the incentive to build the factory? You assume out of the kindness of peoples heart they are just going to risk and be held liable for everything that can go wrong for free? This train of thought might work in small communes but when you upscale it to society it has no merit at all. If you think someone would take the time to be doctor just so people who decide they want to work a bread making job make the same d everyone is ok with that your delusional
@@ch33zusofpokemon25 because these workers are part of this community? Or just because a group of friends want to do something? Or even what you call "kindess of their hearths", if passion wasn't in play we wouldn't have any teacher, animators and voice actors.
Or if you really ant to stick with profit, because the original group wanted to capitlize on an idea but to also let other employees be a part of the decision making process.
Just look at how co-ops and unions are created.
It’s crazy that these commies look at the owner of the factory as just some rich asshole lol. This is what happens when kids live too comfortably in a nice capitalist society, they start feeling entitled to the fruit of someone else’s labor
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This series is great, comrade.
So glad well produced anti-capitalist content is on the rise. I'm subscribed
Coming through Hakim, great video Comrade.
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Great video!
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Another great video Paul fair play! TAL 🚩
I'm a business owner or "boss" who also does all the work in my small business. I want to make as much profit as possible, but I also want to work as little as possible. Where do I fit in in this system?
You are petty bourgeoisie, between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat
If you do all the work in your small business and have no employees, you are essentially what socialism wants to achieve but for everyone. You are receiving market value for your labour. You do 100% of the work, and you receive 100% of the revenue. This is completely fair.
You, as a businessman, will continue to draw as much profit you like just by making sure your firm produces non-essential goods. Privileges, social status, and therefore individuality will be absolutely preserved and given value
@@JohnDoe-uu9gh100%? You do get taxed....
@@M2KKA Okay, 100% before tax
Excellent video, you have a new subscriber here.
It’s an interesting video. I definitely have some questions but I assume you’re going to delve more into the specifics in later videos.
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For the next thumbnails , a Stalin's face might scare liberals away 😅
As much as i love the idea, this channel seems right enough for liberals. And playing devils advocate, we should help them to become enlightened.
cant wait for the next one
I am sure you have an idea of what videos you are going to make, but if it's not on the list I would like to recommend a video on the dictatorship of the proletariat. It seems like it is often misunderstood by those outside of our movement.
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omg love this series! please keep it up
Very good
Thanks for the info I always thought communism was horrible they took your children from you that's what I was raised up told but can it work it's filled before let's hope and pray this is real communism and it will succeed again thank you for the information
I'd be interested to hear you as an Irish Communist talk with Keith Woods, an Irish Third Positionist on your points of similarity and difference.
There are no similarities.
We have fundamentally different goals.
His understanding of "socialism" is just "when the government does things". It's literally just social democracy economically with authoritarian social measures to enforce conservatism. An open dictatorship of the bourgeoisie that's still, despite what its adherents will tell you, subservient to the power of capital.
@@Marxism_Today glad to hear you are familiar with him, I am not sure that he would define socialism like that but seeing as you both at least claim to be opposed to capitalism, which you might very well define in different ways, a discussion could be fruitful at least for your audiences. I'm glad to have found your videos which are more straightforward and to the point than a lot of leftists on youtube.
Can someone explain to me properly the difference and how GDP, GNP, and 5-year plan works? I'm annoyed at people using GDP to measure how wealthy North Korea is and other state that used planned economy.
I’m not absolutely convinced that communism is going to be the dream you think it will be.
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Lmao for a second there I was like "Wtf Thought Slime based tankie arc???" 😆
Great explanation. It outlines one of the most important ways to differentiate between capitalism and socialism that many people who believe themselves to be socialists regularly forget/ignore/don't understand: socialism isn't when the state takes over from private capitalists, but when the workers themselves do it in a democratic society/economy.
I've seen far too many videos talking about the great things that "socialism" has done, when the means of production were still of the capitalist stripe: owners (private and/or state) at the top, workers at the bottom. Socialism is definitely better than capitalism, but "better" is regularly conflated with "socialism" because of similar humanitarian goals.
Great video! Although I speak little English, it's easy to understand words and phrases about communist according to my past learnings. Im Chinese by the way and I know my country is kinda mixed captalist and socialist.It makes me confused. Is it a good thing or will lead to bad ends? The government and the party are strong enough to contrl the economy though if it wants to. Can someone share some thoughts about China's mode?
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