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They claim the current semi-planned economy is a transition to true socialism. It's been in transition for over thirty years, and sounds more like ideological j

• sudosysgen 6y ago
  It certainly could be ideological justification, however as early as the 1880s communists and socialist started advocating for 50-100 years of state capitalism in less developed countries before socialism would be attempted. Lenin for example had this position in the USSR once he realized central planning wasn't going to work out well enough, but Stalin took the USSR in another direction when Lenin died.
• imtringued 6y ago
  That's just plain stupid. Extreme socialism doesn't solve any problems that capitalism couldn't solve with the right policies. It is entirely possible to build a capitalist society that treats worker fairly. You only need leadership that is caring about the population instead of personal gain. Socialism isn't immune against that, in fact it often goes hand in hand with authoritarianism which means economic outcomes will be worse in most cases.
  • boomboomsubban 6y ago
    Yes, if capitalism didn't exploit the working class I doubt socialists would find it so intolerable.