• merdaverse@lemmy.zip
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    It’s funny how they’re trying to paint him as a communist revolutionary or something, and in the process, just making him look even cooler.

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    Socialism is a buzzword that has been used in the US to attack anything remotely progressive that’s happened in the last century.

    When Social Security and the New Deal programs were introduced, they were called socialism

    When the voting age was lowered to 18, it was called socialism

    When the FMLA was passed, it was called socialism.

    It’s literally just a word that Republicans who don’t want to support our communities use instead of just flat out admitting that they’re anti human

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      It’s literally just a word that Republicans who don’t want to support our communities use instead of just flat out admitting that they’re anti human

      Let’s not pretend it’s just republicans.

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    If we don’t attempt democratic socialism then capitalism will bring absolute poverty to the economy (we’re already so close, but people aren’t eating leather yet), which will lead to revolt, rebellion, and lots of death. Then a most likely scenario will be Communism, where things will likely look good at first, then quickly fall backwards. Then more revolt, then fractured states. We’re about 50 years away from being the Northern States of America, with all kinds of squabbles, different laws, sketchy trade deals, etc. All this will likely end in the worst scenario: Texas is claimed by Mexico and Texans will all be refugees fleeing to other states.

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      Dude I think you’ve been drinking a little too much of the kool-aid, none of those scenarios would actually happen even within 50 years. Absolutely no way zero. If you think Mexico would become a more successful State than any part of the United States then you really are smoking some good shit. And the United States devolving to Communism within 50 years that is not even going to happen not even a little not even anyway no way no how.

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        IKR, it’s gonna happen much sooner. The way things are going right now, it will only take 10-20 years.

        Even then, 20 years is very generous and it could be much less. It took only a few years for Germany to become fascist. History taught us that governments and ideologies can change VERY quickly.

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      I feel like they’re jealous inside haha

      I just don’t understand why they would care so much about what’s happening in a blue state far away from them. It’s like the very idea of someone else living a peaceful happy life sends them into a rage-fueled, spiteful wrath

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      If those people knew anything about Communism and Islam they’d realize how utterly stupid that combo is…

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        Tbf if you ever lived in North Iraq you would see how much left-leaning average religious Kurd is.

        If we stopped invading the region for oil and all it would stabilize and then progress over time.

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        …what? All three Abrahamic religions are extremely explicit and clear about providing food and shelter to the poor and needy. What counterexample did you have in mind?

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            I think it’s more the fact that communism in it’s real world manifestations is all about control, and they can’t have competing organized religion, unless they pervert into some state converted version.

            • “communism” IRL is more like vanguardist fascist dictatorships under leftist aesthetics.

              I lived in one of these “communist” countries, its actually just a state capitalist hell, practially zero social safety net, zero free busses, zero free childcare, zero free lunch, internal border control, a very “papers please” environment, just more government oppression.

              Reason why these failed is bexause of the lack of democracy, the vanguardism has failed it.

              Mamdani is not a “communist”, he is a Democratic Socialist, he believes in democracy. We have already seen success with “socialist” policies when they get implemented under a democratic system such as in Norway, for example.

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                I commend you for having balanced views despite living under “communism”, and being unlike the cuban migrants that see anything slightly left of center and turn into the flashback cupcake dog.

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    It already has more gay and trans people than any other city in the US by numbers. Now they just need some socialism!