One of the differences between Capitalism and Communism:
Consider a Congolese child working in a mine for the rare elements which go into smartphones. Under Capitalism, this child is exploited for pennnies, if she is paid at all, and the fruits of her labor go to a small number of rich people.
In Communism, the child wouldn't be in the mine. She would be in school, and the mining would be done by adults, extracting the wealth of that mine collectively, for the good of their community.
The smartphone still gets made. It just isn't done with slave labor for the purpose of enriching a small elite. It is done with collective labor, to satisfy a need for smartphones.
Consider a Congolese child working in a mine for the rare elements which go into smartphones. Under Capitalism, this child is exploited for pennnies, if she is paid at all, and the fruits of her labor go to a small number of rich people.
In Communism, the child wouldn't be in the mine. She would be in school, and the mining would be done by adults, extracting the wealth of that mine collectively, for the good of their community.
The smartphone still gets made. It just isn't done with slave labor for the purpose of enriching a small elite. It is done with collective labor, to satisfy a need for smartphones.
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