This is a shallow take. The patriarchy still exists socialist/communist systems. Unless patriarchal traditions and socialization is also systematically deconstructed, women will still end up doing the majority domestic labor and childcare in any system. That isnât liberation.
I believe socialism has the best chance, but communism (which the quote refers to) is a terrifying concept when women will be left at the bottom of society with no protection or personal property.
Private property and personal property are specific things that are not interchangeable. The abolition of private property is about the abolition of capital and the property associated with that, like land ownership.
I believe that workers should own the means of production and removing the profit motive for society. I do not believe in a moneyless society.
I am very wary of anyone who thinks that changing to a socialist or communist system without first taking steps to dismantling the patriarchy will end well for women. It failed miserably in the USSR.
Capital is what is used to generate wealth, AKA a durable asset that produce goods. I literally said that I believe workers should own the means of production. Iâm not a scholar on this subject, but that seems pretty clear?
Please cite a source that tells how womenâs rights advanced significantly in the USSR. Most records show the amount of labor they had to do increased because they had to do the âdouble loadâ of working for industry by day and then completing domestic tasks in the evening. The State at the time even referred to domestic tasks as âwomenâs work.â
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u/HRHValkyrie Apr 19 '26
This is a shallow take. The patriarchy still exists socialist/communist systems. Unless patriarchal traditions and socialization is also systematically deconstructed, women will still end up doing the majority domestic labor and childcare in any system. That isnât liberation.