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US has crony capitalism, not capitalism. A social safety net is completely viable within the capitalist philosophy, and not considered "socialism". Real sociali
by throwaway45349 6y ago
US has crony capitalism, not capitalism. A social safety net is completely viable within the capitalist philosophy, and not considered "socialism". Real socialism is dangerous and people are scared of it for a reason.
- rumanator 6y ago> Real socialism is dangerous and people are scared of it for a reason. Let's be honest: the only reason people in the US are scared of "socialism" is the fact that they've been immersed inanti-socialism propaganda throughout all their life. Meanwhile, you can pretty much look at any European country to see how millions of people really feel about socialism.
- int_19h 6y agoWhat European countries have is social safety net within the capitalist philosophy, not socialism.
- rumanator 6y agoAll of them? Unless you confuse capitalism with an extremist Ann Rayndian neoliberal framework, and in that sense you can pretty much look at countries such as the Netherlands.
- int_19h 6y agoIt was a statement, not a question. Capitalism is an economic system based on private property on the means of production, and collection of economic rents on the basis of ownership. All European countries have that. The fact that they also tax those rents and redistribute that wealth into welfare makes it welfare capitalism, not socialism.