America is a bigger threat to world peace than North Korea

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VGPolyglot said:

Razeak said:

Screw a socialist revolution. It just means another group of people exhibiting their will over others under threat of force. Government is inherently violent. Look at the death toll of the 20th century. That's government ladies and gentleman.

 

Exactly, that's why communists support the elimination of the state.

I think I'd take that a step back and say people, or at least, a substantial number of people, are inherently violent. Government, when done right, can be a tool to protect against or at least mitigate the effects of people's violent whims (by putting violent criminals behind bars). Simultaneously, when it's done wrong, it can simply be a tool to further the violent whims of those in power. That's why a tough series of checks and balances is important, and it's also why I find the notion of communism to be unviable. Anyone who expects people to willfully give up the opportunity to sieze power when it presents itself doesn't seem to have the firmest grasp of human nature.