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Thread: Isn't Filesharing A Socialist Activity?

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    jetje's Avatar former star
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    Well if you have so much problems with the moving, i place it back...
    If it derails from the topic it will be moved to the lounge again

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    I will not argue the point whether file sharing is political or not. However in answer to your opening question I cannot really see how you are defining it as Socialist.

    Socialism works on the basic concept of "From each according to his means. To each according to his needs".

    On the basis that file sharing is open to everyone then the means test (pardon the pun) is irrelevant. Indeed it could be argued that it is the people whose means are least (don't have a PC with internet access) have no access to the system. As such it is anything but Socialist.

    I won't start on needs, that just opens a whole can of worms on the difference between needs and wants.

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    not sure wether i agree or dissagree with wether filesharing is a socialist activity or not but i was just wondering....

    what exactly is wrong with socialism???


    I'm gonna buy a gun and start a war // if you can tell me something worth fighting for

  4. Lounge   -   #14
    I think it's Darwinism in its purest form. We're all trying to perpetuate the genes of those who, even if not close kin to us, think the way we do.

  5. Lounge   -   #15
    It is socialist, because ultimately what we are engaged in is creating a collective, where all digital media is freely available to all. This is revolutionary because the multi nationals are no longer in control, and unless they can stop us they will wither away and die.
    Just because I own a PC, I don't see that disqualifies me from being a socialist, or from using it for socialist means.
    Of course those whose means are least do not have access to the collective. That is a criticism of global politics and not of filesharing. Socialism has always involved any tools at your disposal.

    I think it is also certainly anti-american, in that filesharing is anti-capitalism. The irony is millions of Americans are subverting their own capitalist system.
    I agree most filesharers never consider the politics of filesharing, but filesharing is always a political act.

  6. Lounge   -   #16
    There is an interesting book entitled "Folklore of Capitalism," written by Thurman Arnold, former US Attorney General and Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court. I recommend it to anyone serious about exploring economic labels. Maybe things are not what they're named to be... It's available from Amazon for only a few dollars.

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    what exactly is wrong with socialism???
    I dont think anyone here has discusses any hate for socialism. Just that typically i nthe United States Socialism is looked down upon. Even though with programs such as Social Security and Welfare we in reality have a Socio-Democracy. A democracy with some socialist ideals...i think its worked out nicely so far

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    MagicNakor's Avatar On the Peripheral
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    I think a lot of you are confusing communism and socialism...

    things are quiet until hitler decides he'd like to invade russia
    so, he does
    the russians are like "OMG WTF D00DZ, STOP TKING"
    and the germans are still like "omg ph34r n00bz"
    the russians fall back, all the way to moscow
    and then they all begin h4xing, which brings on the russian winter
    the germans are like "wtf, h4x"
    -- WW2 for the l33t

  9. Lounge   -   #19
    I hope you don't think that using all those large words and complicating something as simple as sharing files impressed us. By the way this..."i think that it is probably socialist and revolutionary and at least anarchist" how on Earth would it be considered anarchy? It is not run by the government.

  10. Lounge   -   #20
    I think it is anarchist because millions of people are telling the goverments around the world to fuck off and screw there laws and that in my opinion is very anarchist.

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