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You have to understand the theory behind the religion of Socialism/Communism/Democracy/Whatever The Current Re-Brand Is. A Socialist society is one in which Tr
by donw 4y ago
You have to understand the theory behind the religion of Socialism/Communism/Democracy/Whatever The Current Re-Brand Is.
A Socialist society is one in which True Equity has been achieved. The State sort of just fades out of existence, as it is no longer needed to ensure cooperation.
This has never happened, because it will never happen, ergo cue the cries of "True Communism has never been tried!"
The fact that every attempt has made the Nazis look like a troop of Jainist Girl Scouts is immaterial. Slaughtering a hundred million people while redefining the depths of human misery is fine and dandy, as long the goals are noble. Can't make that omelette without breaking a few eggs.
- wolverine876 4y ago> The fact that every attempt has made the Nazis look like a troop of Jainist Girl Scouts This is just Nazi revisionism. The Soviets were horrible, so were the Nazis. > Slaughtering a hundred million people while redefining the depths of human misery is fine and dandy, as long the goals are noble. Can't make that omelette without breaking a few eggs. Same goes for the fascists, all over the world. The problem is extremists (and their great empowerers, Western apologists).
- jonathankoren 4y agoOne could easily point out that murdering people isn’t a function of socialism (eg Where all the dead Swedes?), but rather authoritarianism. Authoritarians — regardless of their purported economic philosophy — always leave the streets red.
- native_samples 4y agoBut actual attempts at socialism always require authoritarianism which is why it's never worth distinguishing them. Sweden isn't actually socialist, that's some US idea that would get you laughed at in Europe itself. Sweden is a capitalist democracy like any other. Relatively minor differences in tax rates does not a socialist country make!
- wolverine876 4y agoSweden is social democratic.