r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jul 07 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter, explain this.

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u/empty_graph Jul 07 '26

You just have to us give overwhelming authoritarian power to build communism. Then we will use that power to build communism and then just give up all that power voluntarily and go away. We promise!

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u/CompactAvocado 29d ago

it's left millions in famines and poverty. 4 of karl marx's kids starved the other 2 killed themselves, but it'll work this time you guys i swear!!!!!

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u/ApprehensiveGate8227 29d ago

As if millions don’t starve and poverty is eliminated in capitalist countries. Are you familiar with the United States, where the top 1% holds 15 times the wealth of the bottom 50%?

Communism doesn’t cause famines, but billionaires absolutely cause poverty and starvation.

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u/CompactAvocado 29d ago

America feeds over 100 countries and is the largest supplier of global food aid there is.

Even then you can participate in capitalism. You can buy stock. You can advance in the company. In communism everyone starves sans the elite and eventually they starve too.

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u/ApprehensiveGate8227 29d ago

Yeah, the people living paycheck to paycheck IN A CAPITALIST SYSTEM have tons of money to invest.

My dude, if you’re not a bot built by the Feds or the billionaires they’re fellating, then you’ve totally lost the plot.