[RickHull]

I'd say that quote means he is a utopian. Communism describes a particular methodology (e.g. abolition of private property) that is theorized to lead to said utopia. I'm not so certain he is a proponent of Communist methods.

[mdakin]

Yeah, I think the "Communist methods" that were tried in Eastern Europe and Asia are generally horrible ideas. And those methods are now tied up with the philosophy for better or worse. I def. don't think those methods work.

America provides a stable foundation upon which new experiments may be conducted. I know it's critical to take care of and fix America within the system as much as possible so that it can maintain its stability. But I think the real value of America involves it being that stable foundation upon which different people can try different ideas. America is not as wed-to/obsessed-with the past as much as many parts of the world-- thankfully. As breaking away from the past is critical to the advancement of humanity.

[steveklabnik]

The strategies are to bring about the abolishment of the Law of Value, but they're talking about after that.

(And Marxism is specifically a critique of Utopianism...)