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> We can’t pretend things are going great in the US. But we also must reject the pessimism that says things must stay like this. False dichotomy selling social
by big-green-man 2y ago
> We can’t pretend things are going great in the US. But we also must reject the pessimism that says things must stay like this.
False dichotomy selling socialism. It doesn't have to stay like this, but that doesn't mean the author's proposed solution is the answer.
- rbanffy 2y agoSocial democracy is not socialism. You can own the means of production, there’s no central planning, and, it’s democracy. It’s also capitalism.
- big-green-man 2y agoThen what does it even mean?
- rbanffy 2y agoIt means social protections, universal healthcare, investment in public schools, and things like that. In return you get lower inequality, which reduces crime, reducing the need to spend in police. Taxes are higher, but you can be sure that, if you are unemployed, you won’t starve.