• SevFTW@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    I recently heard it phrased like this:

    Capitalism is built on hierarchy, which means someone fundamentally NEEDS to be at the bottom. There is no way around it, someone needs to suffer.

    • DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de
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      I don’t think that this is really true.

      If someone has “more” then yes of course someone needs to have “less”, merely by definition.

      The question is really whether those with less are living below the poverty line or living comfortably. I guess it’s a question of semantics whether “capitalism” requires people to be living below the poverty line but I don’t think it does. It’s just shitty regulations which allow wealth to become as concentrated as it has.

      Socialism in principle sounds great, but most times it’s been implemented it’s suffered from the same problem as capitalism - the people with power are greedy and use their power to manipulate and oppress the populace.

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          German politics and energy consumption aside, I think they have the best base of knowledge for what your proposed economic model has in store for them and their allies. They had that model forced upon them, and fought for change and economic freedom. There was a freaking wall dividing their country over that.

          Don’t shitpost on good discussion please.

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                    1 year ago

                    Nazis dogwhistle opposition to the USSR during WW2 Germany, the one time where the USSR was absolutely on the right side of history.

                    Literally every time someone goes hard on the anticommunism, they’re just ass-sore that they kicked their asses back in WW2.