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I'm sorry that my writing isn't clear enough to differentiate between my criticism of the article whining about capitalism and then socialism good because reaso
by mimo777 10y ago
I'm sorry that my writing isn't clear enough to differentiate between my criticism of the article whining about capitalism and then socialism good because reasons, _And_ my anticipatory response to everyone trying to defend socialism because it hasn't been done correctly yet.
- dpark 10y agoThis doesn't make me think more highly of your argument. You're so close-minded that your "anticipatory response" is to simply assume that no one has a defense of socialism except a "true Scotsman" appeal. I'm also left to assume from your comments that you think socialism and communism are the same thing. The defenders of socialism rarely say that no one's done it correctly. They instead point to the myriad of socialist programs in other countries that they consider successful (e.g. Canadian healthcare, German education, even US food stamps).
- mimo777 10y agoAll of whom benefit from NATO. ETA: Wow this place is worse than Reddit.
- dpark 10y agoWhat does NATO have to do with anything?
- mimo777 10y agoThe USA pays 71% of the costs of defending NATO. European socialist countries don't have to pay that, so naturally, with that subsidy, they would have no problem giving out free stuff.
- dpark 10y agoThe US has many socialist programs: Social security, medicare, medicaid, food stamps, welfare, etc. Every social program the government funds is socialist by definition. I also feel like there's just no relevance here anyway. Greece is part of NATO and bankrupt. Norway is part of NATO and thriving. NATO membership is clearly not the major determining factor for the health of a socialist nation. I'm having trouble deciding if I'm being trolled or if your political views are just willfully one-sided.
- mimo777 10y agoNo, I'm just willfully educated in economics. The money has to come from somewhere. If you print it, then its going to come out of the pockets of savers.
- dpark 10y agoYou've succeeding in convincing me that you're not a troll. The opinions you're espousing are just too uninteresting and the non sequiturs aren't even infuriating, just pointless and confusing.
- mimo777 10y agoMy point is clear. The article spends much of its time talking about 'capitalism bad' and then proposes socialism. Its magick and fantasy.