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Some people are violently opposed to communism/socialism because they were taught that was the right way. This is ideology. Others, myself included, who have ed
by artificialLimbs 6y ago
Some people are violently opposed to communism/socialism because they were taught that was the right way. This is ideology.
Others, myself included, who have educated ourselves about the consequences of communism/socialism are violently opposed to it because we hold the consequences of communism/socialism to be of more significance than its high minded ideas about what is 'good'.
- lefrenchy 6y agoThat is still ideological. You are choosing capitalism despite it’s incongruities, excesses, and consequences, because you find more significance in what it sees as ‘good’. Pretending to be non-ideological is disingenuous.
- artificialLimbs 6y agoI am choosing capitalism because it doesn't end with shooting pregnant women and children in empty fields.
- boomboomsubban 6y agoSo if I can prove capitalism led to shooting some pregnant women and children in empty fields, what position do you plan to switch to?
- artificialLimbs 6y agoHopefully whatever alternative proposed wherein that doesn't happen.
- boomboomsubban 6y agoThere have been countless alternatives proposed. If you're judging this based on consequences rather than ideology the decision to pick capitalism makes no sense. Something untested is the obvious choice