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• misk@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It sounds like a European soviet republic. Most of them were working reasonably well and were really good at preventing poverty but were stuck in-between being exploited by Russia and artificially cut off from half the world (big reason why they had to fail). Those countries solved problems progressive western democracies couldn’t ever solve, for example gender wage inequality (to the point it endures today). Unfortunately all of us in the „west” are stuck in a death spiral after US and Russia went tits up in the 70s/80s. Maybe we’ll have another go once this is finally done.

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  • General_Effort@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’m not sure what you are trying to say here. Do you think that soviet states would have negotiated with owners of private property before using it for public benefit?

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    • misk@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      No, why would they? There’s a difference between strong taking from the weak and state taking surplus from everyone.

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      • General_Effort@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I’m trying to follow you. It would be ok if a soviet government did it, but if a private company does it, then it’s stealing. Because a soviet government is strong? Has control of the military and all that, unlike some start-up or even an established company?

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