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by cryptica 1758 days ago
The government could easily seize all company stocks without any force. For private property, they could make people forfeit their assets - Create a situation such that if you don't forfeit your assets to the state then you will be a social pariah and won't be allowed to participate in the economy. You won't be able to buy food even.

But the thing is that if the monetary system continues down the current path, eventually, the most ardent capitalists will grow to resent capitalism and might turn to communism. Already a lot of young people want communism even those who believe that it's not going to work out; they like the reset aspect of it.

Same reason why people turn to dictators. When the situation gets desperate enough, people will willingly accept an obviously terrible option; just to reset the board. There is a point when people just want to see heads on spikes and are willing to do it at a cost to themselves.