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[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

if by "collectively owned" you mean "owned by the government", sure

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, that would be a collective meant to represent the people, good job.

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"meant to" is doing some very heavy lifting there, chief

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social -5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

If a charity executive embezzles from donations, is the organization no longer a charity?

You can point to the flaws all day, but the means of production were collectively owned. It's what happened after that where things started going wrong.

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Actually, it is no longer a charity. It's a scam.