In all likelihood they would be neither. With modern technology, we don't need a large percent of the population farming. I realize communists typically eliminate the intellectuals and kulaks—those who would actually have useful knowledge—first, but the smart things would be to have the current farmers keep farming. You'd likely be assigned to a factory to manufacture widgets for the rest of your days.

[–] GreatGrapeApe@reddthat.com 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Do they eliminate intellectuals? The USSR and China seem to have avoided this. I don't believe most nations did this other than Cambodia and I will never see that shitshow as socialist.

[–] vidumec@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

USSR despised and fought the Intelligentsia, sending them to gulags

[–] GreatGrapeApe@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago

They got to the moon using what people exactly?

[–] confusedbytheBasics 2 points 1 year ago

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Revolution

intellectuals were considered the "Stinking Old Ninth" and were widely persecuted—notable scholars and scientists such as Lao She, Fu Lei, Yao Tongbin, and Zhao Jiuzhang were killed or committed suicide. Schools and universities were closed with the college entrance exams cancelled. Over 10 million urban intellectual youths were sent to the countryside in the Down to the Countryside Movement.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Do they eliminate intellectuals? The USSR and China seem to have avoided this.

You are fucking kidding, right? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Purge

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