• 9point6@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    Someone who thinks they completely understand politics because they saw a meme with a horseshoe on it

  • NeilNuggetstrong@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    Leftist democracies (social democracies) perform best on humanitarian and economic charts. Just look at the Nordic countries. The state provides free healthcare and education and imposes regulations on the private sector when needed. Hardcore capitalism will destroy a society just like hardcore communism will.

    Please don’t fall into the trap of seeking echochambers online.

    • hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      16 hours ago

      Leftist democracies

      Just look at the Nordic countries.

      Error 404: leftist government not found

    • RmDebArc_5@piefed.zipOP
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      17 hours ago

      If you think the only communist critique of capitalism is that there is no healthcare I’m afraid you fall into the category of the title. I also don’t think you know what communism means

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      16 hours ago

      Leftist democracies (social democracies) perform best on humanitarian and economic charts.

      For now. Most of the world has barely started catching up) or hasn’t caught up at all to Europe’s colonialism-fueled development. Not so coincidentally Europe’s standard of living is also declining. Also,

      imposes regulations on the private sector when needed.

      Except for all the times they don’t. Something something housing crisis.

    • freagle@lemmy.ml
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      12 hours ago

      You should read about Unequal Exchange. The Nordics are the way they are because they benefit from the massive wealth extraction of the empire.

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    18 hours ago

    I don’t think it would be the best system, and perhaps not even very good, but it would probably be better than pure capitalism … at least until capitalism corrupted it.

    Not sure if I’d want to live in such a society, but I’d really like to see a place that made a real balance, striking some kind of middle point between communism and capitalism … just to see how it turns out.