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Socialism is simply a philosophy that puts people before money, it has nothing to do with dictatorships or authoritarianism which this is.
by Synaesthesia 10y ago
Socialism is simply a philosophy that puts people before money, it has nothing to do with dictatorships or authoritarianism which this is.
- wooter 10y ago> Socialism is simply a philosophy that puts people before money That is a platitude that doesn't mean anything. Abolishing a pricing mechanism doesn't put people ahead - it destroys resources. Capitalism has done more for the people in the last 300 years than any other system in the last 30,000.
- Synaesthesia 10y agoFor which people? If you look at India, 200-300 years ago, it was a major manufacturing hub and much wealthier and better-off than it is today.
- ptaipale 10y agoIndia surely was comparatively wealthier, or less poor. When compared to other countries. But in absolute terms it was very, very poor compared to today.
- BurningFrog 10y agoWhat was concretely better in the India of 1750 than today? Communications? Medicine? Nutrition? Science? Housing? Civil rights? Arts? Life span?
- Synaesthesia 10y agoI didn't say it was better than today. Things have improved a lot since independence. It was better before colonization than after.
- BurningFrog 10y ago"it was a major manufacturing hub and much wealthier and better-off than it is today"
- jblow 10y agoThe way socialism puts people before money is via government control of resource allocation. That is by necessity authoritarian (even in the USA).
- Synaesthesia 10y agoCapitalism is also authoritarian, as companies are authoritarian entities.
- almavi 10y agoAnd at least we all have SOME control over governments, not the case with companies.
- vivekd 10y agoWere it true that you had control over your governments you would have control over the companies would you not, as it is the government that regulates and controls companies.
- Synaesthesia 10y agoYes ultimately we the people hold all the power and should decide how we want things to be.
- jospoortvliet 10y ago... Problem is that we can only do cider things based on the information we have and to the extend we understand the issues. Controlling media and limiting education are two powerful ways in which both governments and companies control people.
- vivekd 10y agoI don't think this is true, corporations do bad things, and there are bad corporations, but no corporation has anywhere near the power of a state. Corporations can't force you to give them an arbitrary amount of your income the way the revenue service can. Corporations can't kill or imprison people. Corporations can't control and set rules on currency. Corporations can't regulate industrial practices or limit others from participating in the market. In fact, corporations are actually creations of government. Corporations would not exist were it not for laws defining certain times of companies with limited liability for owners.