I think voluntary solidarity between individuals was not the intended goal of the Communist Party of the former German Democratic Republic. International solidarity is in fact solidarity between people organized as nations against all others, and 'being patriotic' is nothing less the being a nationalist. All the rest does sound well, you're right. But how much of it is simply for propaganda purposes ?
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That may or may not be, but this is the core of what a communistic person is, so we may give them the bonus of doubt? ;)
Not at all.
Communists are trying to appeal to the best in people to control them. Capitalistic corporatism is doing exactly the same. This are only methods.
The solidarity demanded by socialists and nowadays even by European conservatives is a blind, prescribed fake-solidarity.
This is definitely not voluntary solidarity
An Anarchist is free to adopt the principle of Solidarity. As are other Anarchists free to to cut any relationships to people only trying to prey any other.
Ahem.. no. What corporations use is your fear. They need it. They take your fear of e.g. being alone and tell you you stink if you don't use Deo X.
Ever watched any ads in the last years? Only emotion appealing, and fear is the strongest.
You're right ! They manipulate the feelings and the moral standards of people. Even more worse is that even someone immune to the propaganda, is forced by others to act in the same way as all the others.