sanitation@lemmy.todayBanned from community to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 1 month agoThe Billionaires have spent a fortune making sure you hate Socialism.lemmy.todayimagemessage-square188linkfedilinkarrow-up1876arrow-down123
arrow-up1853arrow-down1imageThe Billionaires have spent a fortune making sure you hate Socialism.lemmy.todaysanitation@lemmy.todayBanned from community to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square188linkfedilink
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down6·1 month agoWelfare isn’t socialism, this isn’t the gotcha you think it is.
minus-squareMulligrubs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-229 days agoOkay, then all of those socialist governments you list are capitalist. They are all certainly as capitalist as they are socialist. no exceptions.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down5·1 month agoNo? Socialism is a mode of production and distribution, not something as simple as a social safety net operating within the bounds of capitalism. This isn’t a purity test, it’s a definitional distinction.
Welfare isn’t socialism, this isn’t the gotcha you think it is.
No true Scotsman
Okay, then all of those socialist governments you list are capitalist. They are all certainly as capitalist as they are socialist. no exceptions.
Yes, they certainly are.
No? Socialism is a mode of production and distribution, not something as simple as a social safety net operating within the bounds of capitalism. This isn’t a purity test, it’s a definitional distinction.