to step outside the limits of liberalism is difficult
to step outside the limits of liberalism is difficult
why don't you contribute something, come on
apparently before the neolithic revolution (and the specialisation that resulted) group structures weren't particularly hierarchical. so if you were to define communism simply as egalitarian societies in which the means and rewards of production are equitably distributed then you could argue that the 'barbarian ideal' is compatible with communism.
however if communism is defined as a more complex body of thought and a historical phenomenon then obviously it is inherently tied to civilisation. how could it not be?
me too
vim ... your degree of intellectual engagement is beneath him.
maybe, perhaps that's why he's not offering any direct arguments. it seems simple to me - communism is inherently civilisational. it's part of the process of civilisation.
i'd side with the latter.