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choui4@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

This is where we disagree. What are the fundemental tenants of capitalism vs say, communism?

(Just doing a thought experiment with you, in good faith)

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RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Respectfully I am not willing to get into this debate. If communism worked, we’d be doing it. Unfortunately so far it seems to have incredibly weak protections against authoritarian takeover despite its overall egalitarian appeal.

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- StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  
  If communism worked, we’d be doing it.
  
  Oh you sweet summer child.
  
  Respectfully I am not willing to get into this debate.
  
  And this is why you believe that. Head, meet sand.
  
  Props for being polite about it though.
  
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  - RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    The assumption that I lack knowledge of alternate economic and governing systems and left them unconsidered is as insulting as your confidence that any other system is immune to corruption and disparity.
    
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- choui4@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Double respectfully back, I have to agree with the other commentor. I dont think you have a good understanding of what communism is. Which is fine. Global North countries, at the behest of the powerful elite, have made it their life’s mission to destroy communism (i wonder why). They do that while pushing Neo-Liberal ideas and agendas constantly (curioussssss).
  
  In your post, you have identified a symptom of capitalism. Not the cause of societal failures.
  
  Also, unlike saying “humans beings are naturally greedy” (which isnt true), capitalism as an economic system reinforces and rewards any greed fhat MIGHT appear in A VANISHINGLY SMALL amount of people (true sociopaths). Whereas, under communism or socialism, those sociapaths would not only be unrewarded, their entire ideology would be forsaken from establishing a foothold in power (please extrapolate to the rest of humanity).
  
  That said, if you dont want to talk about it, its all good baby. Thanks for listening to my Ted talk.
  
  (Btw, this was all in good faith. Genuinely not trying to mock or tesse you. Just being silly).
  
  Lmk if you ever feel like talking more
  
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