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0 pointslm284694mo ago0 comments

What you're describing is a mix of populism and plutocracy/kleptocracy/oligarchy, these can and do thrive under any type of political or economical system, they didn't wait for socialism to exist... and unless Putin and Trump are far left radical communists, they're implementing, in different ways, what you just described lmao.

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hereme8884mo ago

you can't philosophy reality away with your academic theories. This is why research has to be validated with real life results. It's basic scientific theory.

lm28469OP4mo ago

Which academic theories are you talking about?

The US and Russia aren't under any kind of socialist system right now but suffer from the things you just described as socialism shortcomings.

France was socialist for a long time and did not suffer any of what you just mentioned.

The only thing that isn't validated by reality is your over simplified mental model of what socialism is.

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