Real Communism: Democratic Local Self Government: Maximize Human Needs, not Corporate Profits

By Alan Strelzoff

There are problems in our existing capitalist system which I propose can only be solved by transitioning to real Communism. I define real Communism to be quite different than that which occurred in Russia where it ended up as a Dictatorship. This can not be what Marx had in mind when he described Communism as, "The Emancipation of Mankind". Certainly emancipation has to be a totally democratic system. I propose a highly decentralized system of local self government. I describe how production can be matched with needs in the absence of money. There are many problems that arise such as shortages and incentive. I propose solutions to these problems and also discuss other important issues such as culture, religion, science, and other topics that make up a description of real Communism. I am opposed to an insurrection and propose to build a mass movement that can muster a vast majority of support before effecting the transition to Communism.In the first chapter, I list all the problems in Capitalism and argue that they are all reflections of the profit system. I focus on racism as the main bulwark of our current Capitalist system. The US is drifting towards Fascism as racism and Xenophobic anti immigration intensify. I claim that automation and artificial intelligence make Capitalism completely untenable as jobs disappear. In the second chapter, I present my views of Russian history and attempt to show where the Russian Communists went wrong. Essentially, they never really attempted to build Communism at all, but rather built another form of Capitalism.In the third chapter, I outline my proposal for how real Communism could be built and how I believe it could work. Automation will work for us by eliminating repetitive jobs that humans need not do. This will leave us free to do creative work like art, science, sports, and hobbies.This book is a companion to my blog at www.realcommunism.org. Please visit the blog and contribute to the discussion.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1549930567
• ISBN13: 9781549930560
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 443 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.1" x 6.0"