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Originally Posted by loquitur
Will, it worked in kibbutzim in Israel, too. At least for 80 or so years it did. Then they went free-market.
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The key is size and homogeneity. With small size and a populace similar in values, outlook, ethnicity and background, enforced equality is more tolerable. The more individuality and diversity you have, the less likely you'll see people willing to put aside their own individual muse to do what the rest of the society tells them to do.
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I would tend to say that the small size in population and geography, it's not enforced, but mutally accepted as necessary. Smaller populations will generally band together in a more socialist grouping for mere survival.
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