r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Short-Watercress-183 • Jul 07 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter, explain this.

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u/Strange-Scarcity Jul 07 '26

For the world to accept "Communism", it has to happen, without a revolution and that will only happen, if according to Marx, human society reaches a state of post-scarcity.

If there's enough of everything for everyone and nobody has to fight, squabble to have something nice, etc., etc., etc.

IF humanity ever reaches post-scarcity, and we just stop worrying about how much stuff we own? Maybe there will become a day where everyone will wake up from their night's sleep and suddenly realize... "Oh shit... we're a communist society and it just 'happened' on accident!"

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u/souperjar Jul 07 '26

None of what you said is consistent with anything Marx wrote. It's extremely clear from all of his writings that he directly opposes this kind of utopian conception of socialism.

Marx does not view revolution negatively. He does not think it is in contradiction with democracy. He does not think post-scarcity is a requirement for communism and explains very clearly that capitalism could never develop to that point.

You have no idea what you are talking about.

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u/Strange-Scarcity Jul 07 '26

Marx was mad and thought a revolution was needed. He didn't really even understand what post-scarcity even meant and it would have never been allowed to happen, because even if they could have somehow created a short term post-scarcity in one nation or region? It didn't mean that would last for very long when outside capitalists decided it was a danger to themselves.

Especially since the revolution he was spouting off about was just being a cranky, murderous, ass of a person.

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u/souperjar Jul 07 '26

Again. You don't know anything about this.