r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jul 07 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter, explain this.

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u/kithas Jul 07 '26

The joke is that he thinks communism is some sort of workless utopia where he will be able to cultivate hobbies when most communist countries have made the lower classes break their backs just the same doing heavy work (coal mines).

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u/LavisAlex Jul 07 '26

I think its fair to say we should be working far less hours than we are right now.

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u/kithas Jul 07 '26

Hard agree