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> those who imposed socialism on others, but did not live in it themselves I wouldn't be able to describe it any better way than this.
by tonywastaken 6y ago
> those who imposed socialism on others, but did not live in it themselves
I wouldn't be able to describe it any better way than this.
- vkou 6y agoCan't our current economic system be described as rule by those who impose dog-eat-dog capitalism on others, but do not live in it themselves? I think the common factor is that elites always find a way to insulate themselves from the problems of the plebs, including the ones that they have created.
- m0zg 6y agoI suppose you could. The difference is, you can't find yourself in a labor camp in Siberia for the crime of having some foreign currency on you.
- throwlaplace 6y agohttps://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/09/prison-labor-in-america/406177/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/09/prison-... edit: denial
- onemoresoop 6y agoBut you find yourself in jail if you’re blacker. Really, whats the point of these comparisons? Bad things are bad things no matter what economic system the said country uses
- vkou 6y agoNo, just for doing business with an embargoed country. There's a few other differences too, but why are we changing the subject? This subthread was after all, talking about elite hypocrisy.
- tonywastaken 6y agoSounds like you've never lived a day of Cuban/Russian/Venezuelan communism in your life