VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 2 months ago"Socialism will make life hard!" (Proceeds to show a picture of reality)discuss.onlineimagemessage-square145linkfedilinkarrow-up11.26Karrow-down115
arrow-up11.25Karrow-down1image"Socialism will make life hard!" (Proceeds to show a picture of reality)discuss.onlineVetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square145linkfedilink
minus-squareFlyingCircus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 months agoEvery single thing that people criticize socialism or socialist countries for is literally just a description of capitalism.
minus-squareDigitlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoOh but the state! If the lovely corporations were only free from bureaucracy…
minus-squareFlyingCircus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoEven the state is inherent to capitalism. Capitalists rely on the state to stifle competition and enact imperialism. States are a fundamental feature of capitalism, and “free markets” are a myth.
Every single thing that people criticize socialism or socialist countries for is literally just a description of capitalism.
Oh but the state! If the lovely corporations were only free from bureaucracy…
Even the state is inherent to capitalism. Capitalists rely on the state to stifle competition and enact imperialism. States are a fundamental feature of capitalism, and “free markets” are a myth.