diff --git a/socialism_faq.md b/socialism_faq.md index 3c430bd..5357d57 100644 --- a/socialism_faq.md +++ b/socialism_faq.md @@ -8,109 +8,105 @@ -- [Socialism FAQ](#socialism-faq) - - [Didn't communism fail? It works in theory but not in practice.](#didnt-communism-fail-it-works-in-theory-but-not-in-practice) - - [What about human nature?](#what-about-human-nature) - - [Schools of thought](#schools-of-thought) - - [On Ultra-leftism / Left-Communism](#on-ultra-leftism--left-communism) - - [Did economic planning work?](#did-economic-planning-work) - - [Who would sweep the floors under communism?](#who-would-sweep-the-floors-under-communism) - - [What about cooperatives?](#what-about-cooperatives) - - [What about democracy? Can't voting fix our problems?](#what-about-democracy-cant-voting-fix-our-problems) - - [Pacifism and Violence](#pacifism-and-violence) - - [What would X be like under communism?](#what-would-x-be-like-under-communism) - - [On Economics and Sociology](#on-economics-and-sociology) - - [On Nationalism and Internationalism](#on-nationalism-and-internationalism) - - [On Women's Liberation](#on-womens-liberation) - - [The Sex Trade, Prostitution, and Porn](#the-sex-trade-prostitution-and-porn) - - [On Race and Class](#on-race-and-class) - - [On Decolonization](#on-decolonization) - - [On Unequal Exchange](#on-unequal-exchange) - - [On Guns / Firearms / Violence](#on-guns--firearms--violence) - - [On Capitalism](#on-capitalism) - - [On Liberalism](#on-liberalism) - - [On Leninism](#on-leninism) - - [Further reading](#further-reading) - - [On Trotskyism](#on-trotskyism) - - [On India](#on-india) - - [On the USSR](#on-the-ussr) - - [Did the Soviet Union repress and kill millions of people?](#did-the-soviet-union-repress-and-kill-millions-of-people) - - [Did the Soviet Union and the Warsaw pact nations have functioning democracies?](#did-the-soviet-union-and-the-warsaw-pact-nations-have-functioning-democracies) - - [Was Soviet Socialism an economic failure?](#was-soviet-socialism-an-economic-failure) - - [Did the citizens of the Soviet Union dislike their government?](#did-the-citizens-of-the-soviet-union-dislike-their-government) - - [Russian Federation (1991-present)](#russian-federation-1991-present) - - [Further reading](#further-reading-1) - - [On Mao, Maoism, and Marxism-Leninism-Maoism, and the PRC](#on-mao-maoism-and-marxism-leninism-maoism-and-the-prc) - - [Is China State Capitalist?](#is-china-state-capitalist) - - [Is China a Democracy?](#is-china-a-democracy) - - [Workers rights](#workers-rights) - - [Is China destroying the environment?](#is-china-destroying-the-environment) - - [Is China Imperialist?](#is-china-imperialist) - - [Is China anti-LGBT / Homophobic / anti-feminist?](#is-china-anti-lgbt--homophobic--anti-feminist) - - [What about the Hong Kong protests?](#what-about-the-hong-kong-protests) - - [What about China spying on its own people?](#what-about-china-spying-on-its-own-people) - - [What's going on with the Uyghurs?](#whats-going-on-with-the-uyghurs) - - [What about the Falun Gong?](#what-about-the-falun-gong) - - [What about the Tiananmen square massacre?](#what-about-the-tiananmen-square-massacre) - - [What is Radio Free Asia?](#what-is-radio-free-asia) - - [Did Mao kill millions of people?](#did-mao-kill-millions-of-people) - - [Was the PRC a totalitarian dictatorship?](#was-the-prc-a-totalitarian-dictatorship) - - [On the German Democratic Republic (GDR)](#on-the-german-democratic-republic-gdr) - - [On Cuba](#on-cuba) - - [Was Che a murderer and/or a racist?](#was-che-a-murderer-andor-a-racist) - - [Is Cuba a functioning democracy or a terrible place to live?](#is-cuba-a-functioning-democracy-or-a-terrible-place-to-live) - - [On North Korea / the DPRK](#on-north-korea--the-dprk) - - [Do North Koreans believe in unicorns and think Kim Jong-Un is immortal?](#do-north-koreans-believe-in-unicorns-and-think-kim-jong-un-is-immortal) - - [Is the DPRK a Fascist Monarchy?](#is-the-dprk-a-fascist-monarchy) - - [Further reading](#further-reading-2) - - [On Venezuela](#on-venezuela) - - [People](#people) - - [Whats so bad about Elon Musk?](#whats-so-bad-about-elon-musk) - - [Whats so bad about Bill Gates?](#whats-so-bad-about-bill-gates) - - [What's so bad about George Orwell?](#whats-so-bad-about-george-orwell) - - [John McCain](#john-mccain) - - [What about the new atheists? (Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens)](#what-about-the-new-atheists-sam-harris-richard-dawkins-christopher-hitchens) - - [Gandhi](#gandhi) - - [Noam Chomsky](#noam-chomsky) - - [What's wrong with Bernie Sanders?](#whats-wrong-with-bernie-sanders) - - [What's wrong with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?](#whats-wrong-with-alexandria-ocasio-cortez) - - [Imperialism](#imperialism) - - [Domestic issues](#domestic-issues) - - [She's a democrat, not a socialist.](#shes-a-democrat-not-a-socialist) - - [What's wrong with Elizabeth Warren?](#whats-wrong-with-elizabeth-warren) - - [Kamala Harris](#kamala-harris) - - [Pete Buttigieg](#pete-buttigieg) - - [Joe Biden](#joe-biden) - - [Greta Thunberg](#greta-thunberg) - - [Slavoj Zizek](#slavoj-zizek) - - [What's wrong with Barack Obama?](#whats-wrong-with-barack-obama) - - [Imperialism](#imperialism-1) - - [Empowering Finance Capital](#empowering-finance-capital) - - [Mass Imprisonment](#mass-imprisonment) - - [Mass surveillance](#mass-surveillance) - - [More](#more) - - [Ruth Bader Ginsburg](#ruth-bader-ginsburg) - - [Native peoples, immigrants, and treatment of minorities.](#native-peoples-immigrants-and-treatment-of-minorities) - - [Law and Order](#law-and-order) - - [Others](#others) - - [Others](#others-1) - - [Other Topics](#other-topics) - - [Why are socialists against bitcoin mining?](#why-are-socialists-against-bitcoin-mining) - - [Did atom bombs really end WW2?](#did-atom-bombs-really-end-ww2) - - [What about overpopulation / unsustainability?](#what-about-overpopulation--unsustainability) - - [Why don't socialists support a UBI / Universal Basic income?](#why-dont-socialists-support-a-ubi--universal-basic-income) - - [DSA / Jacobin](#dsa--jacobin) - - [VaushV](#vaushv) - - [Buddhism](#buddhism) - - [/r/MoreTankieChapo](#rmoretankiechapo) - - [Amnesty International](#amnesty-international) - - [Ukraine (post maidan)](#ukraine-post-maidan) - - [Others](#others-2) +- [Didn't communism fail? It works in theory but not in practice.](#didnt-communism-fail-it-works-in-theory-but-not-in-practice) +- [What about human nature?](#what-about-human-nature) +- [Schools of thought](#schools-of-thought) +- [On Ultra-leftism / Left-Communism](#on-ultra-leftism--left-communism) +- [Did economic planning work?](#did-economic-planning-work) +- [Who would sweep the floors under communism?](#who-would-sweep-the-floors-under-communism) +- [What about cooperatives?](#what-about-cooperatives) +- [What about democracy? Can't voting fix our problems?](#what-about-democracy-cant-voting-fix-our-problems) +- [Pacifism and Violence](#pacifism-and-violence) +- [What would X be like under communism?](#what-would-x-be-like-under-communism) +- [On Economics and Sociology](#on-economics-and-sociology) +- [On Nationalism and Internationalism](#on-nationalism-and-internationalism) +- [On Women's Liberation](#on-womens-liberation) + - [The Sex Trade, Prostitution, and Porn](#the-sex-trade-prostitution-and-porn) +- [On Race and Class](#on-race-and-class) +- [On Decolonization](#on-decolonization) +- [On Unequal Exchange](#on-unequal-exchange) +- [On Guns / Firearms / Violence](#on-guns--firearms--violence) +- [On Capitalism](#on-capitalism) +- [On Liberalism](#on-liberalism) +- [On Leninism](#on-leninism) + - [Further reading](#further-reading) +- [On Trotskyism](#on-trotskyism) +- [On India](#on-india) +- [On the USSR](#on-the-ussr) + - [Did the Soviet Union repress and kill millions of people?](#did-the-soviet-union-repress-and-kill-millions-of-people) + - [Did the Soviet Union and the Warsaw pact nations have functioning democracies?](#did-the-soviet-union-and-the-warsaw-pact-nations-have-functioning-democracies) + - [Was Soviet Socialism an economic failure?](#was-soviet-socialism-an-economic-failure) + - [Did the citizens of the Soviet Union dislike their government?](#did-the-citizens-of-the-soviet-union-dislike-their-government) + - [Russian Federation (1991-present)](#russian-federation-1991-present) + - [Further reading](#further-reading-1) +- [On Mao, Maoism, and Marxism-Leninism-Maoism, and the PRC](#on-mao-maoism-and-marxism-leninism-maoism-and-the-prc) + - [Is China State Capitalist?](#is-china-state-capitalist) + - [Is China a Democracy?](#is-china-a-democracy) + - [Workers rights](#workers-rights) + - [Is China destroying the environment?](#is-china-destroying-the-environment) + - [Is China Imperialist?](#is-china-imperialist) + - [Is China anti-LGBT / Homophobic / anti-feminist?](#is-china-anti-lgbt--homophobic--anti-feminist) + - [What about the Hong Kong protests?](#what-about-the-hong-kong-protests) + - [What about China spying on its own people?](#what-about-china-spying-on-its-own-people) + - [What's going on with the Uyghurs?](#whats-going-on-with-the-uyghurs) + - [What about the Falun Gong?](#what-about-the-falun-gong) + - [What about the Tiananmen square massacre?](#what-about-the-tiananmen-square-massacre) + - [What is Radio Free Asia?](#what-is-radio-free-asia) + - [Did Mao kill millions of people?](#did-mao-kill-millions-of-people) + - [Was the PRC a totalitarian dictatorship?](#was-the-prc-a-totalitarian-dictatorship) +- [On the German Democratic Republic (GDR)](#on-the-german-democratic-republic-gdr) +- [On Cuba](#on-cuba) + - [Was Che a murderer and/or a racist?](#was-che-a-murderer-andor-a-racist) + - [Is Cuba a functioning democracy or a terrible place to live?](#is-cuba-a-functioning-democracy-or-a-terrible-place-to-live) +- [On North Korea / the DPRK](#on-north-korea--the-dprk) + - [Do North Koreans believe in unicorns and think Kim Jong-Un is immortal?](#do-north-koreans-believe-in-unicorns-and-think-kim-jong-un-is-immortal) + - [Is the DPRK a Fascist Monarchy?](#is-the-dprk-a-fascist-monarchy) + - [Further reading](#further-reading-2) +- [On Venezuela](#on-venezuela) +- [People](#people) + - [Whats so bad about Elon Musk?](#whats-so-bad-about-elon-musk) + - [Whats so bad about Bill Gates?](#whats-so-bad-about-bill-gates) + - [What's so bad about George Orwell?](#whats-so-bad-about-george-orwell) + - [John McCain](#john-mccain) + - [What about the new atheists? (Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens)](#what-about-the-new-atheists-sam-harris-richard-dawkins-christopher-hitchens) + - [Gandhi](#gandhi) + - [Noam Chomsky](#noam-chomsky) + - [What's wrong with Bernie Sanders?](#whats-wrong-with-bernie-sanders) + - [What's wrong with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?](#whats-wrong-with-alexandria-ocasio-cortez) + - [Imperialism](#imperialism) + - [Domestic issues](#domestic-issues) + - [She's a democrat, not a socialist.](#shes-a-democrat-not-a-socialist) + - [What's wrong with Elizabeth Warren?](#whats-wrong-with-elizabeth-warren) + - [Kamala Harris](#kamala-harris) + - [Pete Buttigieg](#pete-buttigieg) + - [Joe Biden](#joe-biden) + - [Slavoj Zizek](#slavoj-zizek) + - [What's wrong with Barack Obama?](#whats-wrong-with-barack-obama) + - [Imperialism](#imperialism-1) + - [Empowering Finance Capital](#empowering-finance-capital) + - [Mass Imprisonment](#mass-imprisonment) + - [Mass surveillance](#mass-surveillance) + - [More](#more) + - [Ruth Bader Ginsburg](#ruth-bader-ginsburg) + - [Native peoples, immigrants, and treatment of minorities.](#native-peoples-immigrants-and-treatment-of-minorities) + - [Law and Order](#law-and-order) + - [Others](#others) + - [Others](#others-1) +- [Other Topics](#other-topics) + - [Why are socialists against bitcoin mining?](#why-are-socialists-against-bitcoin-mining) + - [Did atom bombs really end WW2?](#did-atom-bombs-really-end-ww2) + - [What about overpopulation / unsustainability?](#what-about-overpopulation--unsustainability) + - [Why don't socialists support a UBI / Universal Basic income?](#why-dont-socialists-support-a-ubi--universal-basic-income) + - [DSA / Jacobin](#dsa--jacobin) + - [VaushV](#vaushv) + - [Buddhism](#buddhism) + - [/r/MoreTankieChapo](#rmoretankiechapo) + - [Amnesty International](#amnesty-international) + - [Ukraine (post maidan)](#ukraine-post-maidan) + - [Others](#others-2) -# Socialism FAQ - ## Didn't communism fail? It works in theory but not in practice. - [Did Socialism work in the USSR, and didn't the fall of the USSR bring more prosperity to Russia? IE, how to respond to "Communism doesn't work."](capitalism_doesnt_work.md), [2](https://www.reddit.com/r/communism/comments/ea6av0/how_to_respond_to_communism_doesnt_work/) diff --git a/why_not_signal.md b/why_not_signal.md index 7390f84..d4693dd 100644 --- a/why_not_signal.md +++ b/why_not_signal.md @@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ -# Why not Signal? - About me: While I'm no cryptography expert, I'm a software developer with 10+ years of experience, both in the professional and open source world. Currently I'm a lead developer for a popular open source federated software called [Lemmy](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy). My perspective and recommendations here come from being an active participant in open source communities. ## The Problem