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← Communist theory can be summed up as the abolition of private property

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Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under libertarianism libertarianism Everything filed under market efficiency market efficiency Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Communist theory can be summed up as the abolition of private property Communist theory can be summed up as theabolition of private property KM Karl Marx — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are FE Friedrich Engels — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are Same subject: It seems impossible for the destruction of privilege to stop short of absolute equality of condition — tap to centre the map on it It seems impossible for thedestruction of privilege to stopshort of absolute equality ofcondition WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: Private property already does not exist for nine-tenths of people, and exists for the few because of that — tap to centre the map on it Private property already does notexist for nine-tenths of people, andexists for the few because of that KM Karl Marx — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are FE Friedrich Engels — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are Same subject: Communist aims can be reached only by forcibly overthrowing all existing social conditions — tap to centre the map on it Communist aims can be reached onlyby forcibly overthrowing allexisting social conditions KM Karl Marx — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are FE Friedrich Engels — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are Same subject: Property exploits the weak, while communism exploits the strong — tap to centre the map on it Property exploits the weak, whilecommunism exploits the strong PP Pierre-Joseph Proudhon — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: Using private property to relieve the evils of private property is immoral and unfair — tap to centre the map on it Using private property to relievethe evils of private property isimmoral and unfair OW Oscar Wilde — holds since c. 1891 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ending poverty requires replacing individual ownership of land with common ownership — tap to centre the map on it Ending poverty requires replacingindividual ownership of land withcommon ownership HG Henry George — holds since c. 1877–1880 — tap for who they are Same subject: Private property in land is a grave wrong comparable to chattel slavery — tap to centre the map on it Private property in land is a gravewrong comparable to chattel slavery HG Henry George — holds since c. 1877–1880 — tap for who they are Same subject: Probably no more than two answers to capitalism exist: well-divided property or restored servitude — tap to centre the map on it Probably no more than two answers tocapitalism exist: well-dividedproperty or restored servitude HB Hilaire Belloc — holds since c. 1912 — tap for who they are Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it A "good business" now means one thatcan display quarter-on-quarter stockgrowth, not one that makes goodproducts at a fair price. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling — tap to centre the map on it A competitive market involves nopersonal rivalry and no personalhaggling MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price. — tap to centre the map on it A market becomes commodified throughfungibility of alternatives, notmerely through lower price. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 RK Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A free person asks neither what the country can do for them nor what they can do for the country — tap to centre the map on it A free person asks neither what thecountry can do for them nor whatthey can do for the country MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A policy of freedom for the individual is still the only truly progressive policy, as in the nineteenth century — tap to centre the map on it A policy of freedom for theindividual is still the only trulyprogressive policy, as in thenineteenth century FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: An alliance with abundance liberals is likely a more promising political strategy for libertarians than a revival of fusionism in the short to medium term. — tap to centre the map on it An alliance with abundance liberalsis likely a more promising politicalstrategy for libertarians than arevival of fusionism in the short tomedium term. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Oct 2026 IS Ilya Somin — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in. — tap to centre the map on it A company that deviates from openstandards in its data exportswithout documenting the deviationcreates an artificial vendorlock-in. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Mar 2025 TS Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2025-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A dominant company's lead in market share compounds over time and becomes harder for competitors to close, especially in technology. — tap to centre the map on it A dominant company's lead in marketshare compounds over time andbecomes harder for competitors toclose, especially in technology. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 BR Barry Ritholtz — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand. — tap to centre the map on it A sophisticated economy cannot becentrally planned, because planningremoves the price signal thatcarries information about demand. Last stated a year ago 2 Sept 2025 BE Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Communist theory can be summed up as the abolition of private property Last stated c. 1848 Holds Karl MarxFriedrich Engels Read this korrent →