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Some would argue that a Socialist state cannot be realized through the currently established democratic processes, even with majority popular support. Wealth ha
by disintegore 7y ago
Some would argue that a Socialist state cannot be realized through the currently established democratic processes, even with majority popular support. Wealth has simply far too much influence.
However there is still the good old general strike.
- merpnderp 7y agoSocialist states can't be realized through democracy because it's almost impossible to get the majority of people to vote away their agency and embrace suicide.
- disintegore 7y agoThe onus is therefore on us to convince them that "voting away their agency and embracing suicide" is red scare nonsense, and to show them who perpetuates those myths and why. American socialists have been making amazing progress in that regard, as of late.
- merpnderp 7y agoIt was only a few years ago that all the major thought leaders were promoting Venezuela as the epitome of modern socialism. Now, like every other example of socialism, we're being told it isn't "real" socialism. The data is in, when the state (in the name of the people) controls the means of production, lots of people die, votes don't count, and Cuban mercenaries will be brought in to quell the dissent.