• appel
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    111 months ago

    Whenever someone calls something “socialist”, ask them to explain socialism to you and watch their argument fold like a wet blanket. They usually have no idea. In fact, many would love a healthy dose of Northern European socialism in their lives, as long as you call it “Owningthelibism” or something.

    This is why we can’t have nice things.

    • AntiOutsideAktion [he/him]
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      -111 months ago

      Capitalism with social programs is better than without, but that’s not socialism. It’s just not neoliberalism.

      • Milk
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        011 months ago

        What makes countries where the State has high power fail then?

          • Milk
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            -111 months ago

            Concentration of power with those “social services”, making people pay higher taxes many times for unfair reasons. Socialism has all the power on the State with no or little room for individuals themselves to make their businesses and companies, companies that’ll thrive will be friends with the king and create a monopoly in that country. Putting everything in the hands of the State is a recipe of disaster.

            • christiansocialist [none/use name]
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              011 months ago

              Socialism has all the power on the State with no or little room for individuals themselves to make their businesses and companies, companies that’ll thrive will be friends with the king and create a monopoly in that country.

              China has tons of small and big businesses and it’s still socialist.