r/Socialism_101 • • 10h ago

Question What is your opinion about Avatar The last Airbender?

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What the title says.


r/Socialism_101 • • 16h ago

Question Is communism inherently opposed to FinDom?

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Financial Domination (AKA FinDom) is a fetish lifestyle in which a financial submissive sends gifts, objects, or money to a financial dominant, in exchange for the sexual gratification caused by the demanding of such; with the financial dominant being the authority in terms of agreement, conditions, & amount regarding the financial domination contract.

Given the inherently exploitative nature of such a fetish, would it be seeked to be criminalized or lessened under communism and/or socialism; like how landlording would be criminalized?


r/Socialism_101 • • 6h ago

Question Are there any good historical fiction books from a socialist perspective?

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I am an avid reader and have been getting into historical fiction lately. I’m reading through “China: The Novel” right now. While I enjoy it, I’ve been wondering if there are books similar to this one that explore socialist thought and history. Thanks.


r/Socialism_101 • • 10h ago

Question Is capitalism why work is miserable?

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I know this has a few obvious answers. And obviously... having to not only work to live, but on disproportionately low wages is never pleasant for anyone.

but in a more day-to-day way, I notice my coworkers just seem... almost perpetually miserable, all the time, and whenever I ask someone about it they look at me funny as though I just challenged something as fundamental and obvious as gravity by asking. I don't think my job is a vacation or anything, of course. I enjoy what I do as a machinist, even if work is still work, and some days everything just goes wrong. But my coworkers, and people I know in general, seem to have a disproportionately negative reaction to virtually anything that has to do with work, practically everywhere that I have been. Even if they are not generally pessimistic people outside of it. I definitely feel a certain temptation to react that way, though I generally forget about it and go back to my daydreams pretty quickly after reminding myself... it's just work and it's gonna be over at some point anyway.

I hope I'm not truly asking a question so... obvious, but does this have an answer beyond just "work is supposed to be work"? Especially among the few of us who aren't even necessarily making the lowest wages that create that degree of struggle. And, if so, does it connect at all to capitalism?