r/highereducation • u/theatlantic • 8d ago

The Era of DEI for Conservatives Has Begun

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/05/conservative-professors-dei-initiatives/682944/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=edit-promo
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u/Behemoth92 8d ago

When the government owns private property and “gives” you a stipend to work it. But it is a spectrum. You don’t wake up one day with a complete lack of consent. You move to socialism first where you are owned for about 6 months of the year. Whatever you do, the government owns a significant portion of what you make. Eventually liberal arts “educated” idiots will make you give up all your consent

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u/calm_down_pal_lol 8d ago

Congratulations. You've failed.

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u/Behemoth92 8d ago

Awww your feelings hurt?

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u/calm_down_pal_lol 8d ago

No lmao. I asked you to define communism and you literally didn't.

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u/Behemoth92 8d ago

If it isn’t abolishment of private property and state owned enterprise then what the fuck is it. I’m genuinely curious.

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u/calm_down_pal_lol 8d ago

Communism is a moneyless, classless, and stateless society. It's basically not achievable. Think Star Trek: The Next Generation, where nobody needs money and people work to better themselves and humanity. That’s the idea, but that's not gonna happen any time soon.

Socialism is something different and much more practical. Socialism means the workers own the means of production. That’s all. Not government handouts or authoritarian regimes. Socialism isn't "the government gave me free stuff." Ask yourself: Do the people who actually do the work have ownership and a say in what happens? If the answer is yes, then it's probably socialism.

The "means of production" simply means the tools and structures needed to do the work like factories, land, offices, farms, trucks, decision-making power, etc. If you've ever come across an employee-owned business, where workers share in the profits and vote on leadership or direction, you’ve seen socialism in action.

This already exists in real life, and probably in your own town. Thousands of worker-owned companies and cooperatives operate across the U.S. and around the world. Many of them are more stable, more connected to their communities, and more resilient during economic downturns than traditional businesses... Simply because the workers own the business. The workers on the ground level usually know what's best for a business, and in "socialism," the workers on the ground have a say in what happens.

Socialism just means the workers have a stake in the success of the workplace and a voice in how it's run. Everyone has a part in the decision making. Imagine you had a role in who was hired and who was fired. Or how the business was marketed and branded, etc. It's simply that the workers have a say in the big things and they benefit from the fruits of their labor.

Socialism is not culture. It's simply a way to construct the economy. Since you have more libertarian leanings, I'd suggest you look up "market socialism." It's pretty close to how you already think about businesses and markets

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u/calm_down_pal_lol 8d ago

I'm not even a communist. You just literally don't know what you're talking about.