Edit: you all think I'm shitting on socialism, when I guess I was failing to tie together how capitalists will enjoy socializing their loses, but never socializing benefits to society.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (6 children)

Socialism is not the government giving money to capitalists. It is not paying for the cops to get tanks. It is not having an army.

It is not even universal healthcare. That is just a government service you've been gaslit into thinking is socialism.

Socialism is the workers owning the means of production. End.

Now, if the government had bailed out the financial firms or car manufacturers and turned them into worker co-ops, maybe that would be socialism, but they didn't.

[–] PresidentCamacho@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I'm pro social programs, I just spoke poorly. "Socialism for me but not for thee" was what I should have said

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