[js8]

I seriously can't comment on motivation of Russian bourgeois; still, I would like to explain it, even though I think it's futile.

Here's an analogy. Let's say you have a weapon and I don't. And I honestly don't believe either of us should have weapons, because we can live in peace. So I attempt to convince you to give up your weapon, but you think it's an attack, because you cannot read my mind, and you're paranoid that I am going to kill you when you are without the weapon I might take from you. But that's not my actual intent.

So it's the similar thing you're thinking with respect to the left. You could have also noticed I used a qualifier "most".

Your other argument also shows a good amount of conspirational thinking. In particular, it ignores the fact that most people on the left are against rent-seeking too. And with limited income it becomes actually quite complicated to manage large wealth.

[pandaman]

I don't see how you are arguing against anything what I've said. Here is a recap of this thread how I see it:

OP: I don't see why smart, capable people want to give their money to the government.

me (paraphrasing): Theory 1: they don't believe they are going to give the money themselves just like Russian bourgeois did not believe they are going to end up in exile/dead together with the "rich" they had been against (paraphrasing).

you: you are wrong, we just want equality.

me: it's okay, the Russians did want it too.

you: here is a weapon analogy, and you are just paranoid btw.

me: ...

[js8]

I am just trying to explain that your assumption about the intent of the left is wrong, that's all. You're basing this assumption on bad analogy with Russian revolution and on your fear, while you should base it on, I don't know, actually talking to some people on the left? Again, most of them don't think that revolutionary escalations are a good idea. (Although that's the path history often takes.)

But if you don't want to trust other people, then I don't see how could I convince you.