A bit of serendipity gave me the news that quite a few small-scale, sort-of communist-like societies have been thriving for decades in the US and quite a few other countries. There are two here in Korea. The populations of many/most of them aren't fixed, in that (as far as I can tell) people tend to come and go, but they seem to have solved the problem of communism/socialism's sordid history of being horrible on the environment by focusing having a minimal carbon footprint, sustainable farming, etc. Individual freedom is maximal, while personal possessions are minimal (in most cases). People typically work 5~6 hrs/day, usually get to choose when they work and what kind of work they will do, and get a little cash on the side, but everything else is supplied, including health care, education, room and board, etc. I reckon some of them hippies had brains, after all.
http://www.eastwind.org/index.php
http://www.ic.org/
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"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
"It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism while the wolf remains of a different opinion."
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