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0 pointsjoshsyn4y ago0 comments

It seems like the so-called progressives want to take a stab at solving socialism again by making everyone miserable.

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option4y ago· 4 in thread

Yes, it blows my mind that in the last century not one, but 2 countries have been divided in half producing as perfect AB-test of capitalism vs socialism as one could imagine and people still think socialist economy is a great idea. Not to mention dozens of other socialist countries which produced nothing but misery for their people.

gmadsen4y ago

I really don't think the only options are US style socialism for the elites and austerity for the rest versus USSR totalitarianism.

Just look at any other developed country in the world to see more reasonable social welfare programs

option4y ago

this is false dichotomy invoked every time in discussions like these. Totalitarianism is a property of political system, not economic one. South Korea was not democracy by any stretch of imagination for quite some time. China is totalitarian but very capitalist in most of their economy, hence their success.

Also - do not confuse socialism (as in economic system) and social democracy (political system).

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joshsynOP4y ago

Exactly, mob ruling never works. No matter how extreme length you go to prove it. So many examples, but somehow either they don't learn the history or this time it will be different. They are most the ignorant and the irresponsible.

Most normal people just want freedom to work, freedom to trade and pursue their own interests and helping those in their circles, not being enslaved to everyone else.

imtringued4y ago

>Most normal people just want freedom to work, freedom to trade and pursue their own interests and helping those in their circles, not being enslaved to everyone else.

Then they should welcome negative interest rates because that is exactly what they do.

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option4y ago· 4 in thread

Yes, it blows my mind that in the last century not one, but 2 countries have been divided in half producing as perfect AB-test of capitalism vs socialism as one could imagine and people still think socialist economy is a great idea. Not to mention dozens of other socialist countries which produced nothing but misery for their people.

gmadsen4y ago

I really don't think the only options are US style socialism for the elites and austerity for the rest versus USSR totalitarianism.

Just look at any other developed country in the world to see more reasonable social welfare programs

option4y ago

this is false dichotomy invoked every time in discussions like these. Totalitarianism is a property of political system, not economic one. South Korea was not democracy by any stretch of imagination for quite some time. China is totalitarian but very capitalist in most of their economy, hence their success.

Also - do not confuse socialism (as in economic system) and social democracy (political system).

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joshsynOP4y ago

Exactly, mob ruling never works. No matter how extreme length you go to prove it. So many examples, but somehow either they don't learn the history or this time it will be different. They are most the ignorant and the irresponsible.

Most normal people just want freedom to work, freedom to trade and pursue their own interests and helping those in their circles, not being enslaved to everyone else.

imtringued4y ago

>Most normal people just want freedom to work, freedom to trade and pursue their own interests and helping those in their circles, not being enslaved to everyone else.

Then they should welcome negative interest rates because that is exactly what they do.

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