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		steveklabnik on June 28, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The NSA Can't Tell the Difference Between an Ameri... All communists recognize personal property. Remember, communism is about communal ownership of the _means of production_, which is what 'private property' refers to. Nobody wants to share your toothbrush.

gasull on June 28, 2013 [–]

In some Communist states you didn't own your home or even your car.

To be fair, many Communists don't consider those states real communism. This is analogous to Libertarians rejecting state-run crony capitalism.

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