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The workers didn't own the means of production in Venezuela either. Businesses there are 90% privately or publicly owned.
by ionised 8y ago
The workers didn't own the means of production in Venezuela either. Businesses there are 90% privately or publicly owned.
- IGI-111 8y agoThis is why I wouldn't blame it on socialism per se. It was the stated goal of the socialist government however to get there. And I'd rather argue that this aim partly caused the outcome. In fact I feel this is the main miscommunication that causes the "it wasn't real X" debate. People use the term X to refer both to the goal and the method of implementation.
- andrenth 8y agoWhile in theory that’s true, Venezuela also has strong government-imposed price controls backed by a violent militia.
- AstralStorm 8y agoNation owned is still publicly owned, not ran by workers. This is exactly the same thing that happened to originally collectivist farming in Soviet Russia - it quickly got nationalized or virtually nationalized by centrally mandated quotas.
- andrenth 8y ago“Giving it to the people” is code for government ownership.