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BigCommieMachine t1_j145f9q wrote

Reply to comment by Jampine in I just read Animal Farm and I loved it. But I got some questions. by Prize_Effort_4478

I think the book is about human nature and how easily power corrupts. You start off with good intention and some power because somebody has got to be in charge. But you keep seeking more power until you forgot what you set out to do in the first place.

It is just more upsetting in communism because at least in capitalism that was the goal in the first place.

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Joe_Doe1 t1_j16z4l0 wrote

I would agree. They set out to overthrow a tyrannical hierarchy, replacing it with a more just society where all animals are equal. Soon, they become tyrannical themselves, and a new hierarchy develops where some animals are more equal than others.

People see it as pessimistic, but I see it as realistic.

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Great_Hamster t1_j1bx7wc wrote

The goal in capitalism is freedom from feudalist and mercantilist restrictions on trade and profession. Where you getting this other thing?

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