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> But liberals will blame capitalism anyway, not government. The "no true capitalism" of the libertarians ? Communists also claim USSR was "no true communism".
by aikah 10y ago
> But liberals will blame capitalism anyway, not government.
The "no true capitalism" of the libertarians ? Communists also claim USSR was "no true communism". A doctrine or ideology is never "pure" or "perfect" in practice since men aren't.
- nickff 10y agoThe only difference being that places with more liberty are more prosperous, and places with more socialism are less prosperous. There doesn't seem to be an optimal 'middle-ground'.
- bonoboTP 10y agoUniversal healthcare is not socialism. Tax-paid social services aren't socialism. Socialism is the collectivized ownership of the means of production and a centralized plan-based economy with fixed production quotas and prices. Scandinavia isn't socialist. The Eastern Bloc in Cold War times was socialist. Social democracy != socialism.