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[–] dingus@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago (22 children)

Socialists don't hate markets, they hate workers not having any power or democratic choice in how they interact in the market.

Workers owning the means of production just means the workers are doing the same work but they are in ownership of the factory and the profits. They will still sell the products they produce in a marketplace.

[–] hglman@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (10 children)

I, a socialist, hate markets. They are simplistic and functional artifacts of the available way to pass information.

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[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (73 children)

You literally left Reddit because of what capitalism did to it.

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[–] imgonnatrythis@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Wtf is an uncorrupt government?

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[–] TheBroodian@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago (7 children)

The bias is justified. The left is correct. Markets don't create wealth without necessarily simultaneously creating poverty

[–] ThereRisesARedStar@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

For more information, research "surplus army of labor", "primitive accumulation", and "accumulation by dispossession".

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[–] beef_curds@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

You'll be happy to know there's a social media site just like lemmy run by capitalists. It has all the benefits that capitalist ownership provides.

[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

To paraphrase this cool guy named Ernesto: Its not our fault reality is marxist che-si

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[–] RangerJosie@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It can. In theory.

The theoretical part is the "uncorrupt government" you speak of.

The only way to keep a govt "uncorrupt" as you put it is under pain of literal death. And even then its not foolproof. Some will still be tempted.

If you want a govt that will serve the people while being as incorruptible as possible you have to choose politicians by lottery instead of election. They get called, go serve, then go back to the life they had before. Like 4 years of Jury Duty. Political graspers, climbers, those will always trend towards corruption. Like that old addage, anyone actively seeking political office is unfit to serve in that capacity as their motivations are suspect. Power, authority, etc. All that is only intensified in a system as inconceivably corrupt and broken as ours is.

[–] JeezNutz@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago

A bit late to the party

[–] skymtf@pricefield.org 1 points 1 year ago

Why should some people be allowed to be rich but not most people?

[–] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Most would agree with your point - right up until you suggest that having an "uncorrupt government" is remotely possible.

Pretty much the same level of unrealistic idealism as folks who think it's remotely possible to transition a state to communism without it turning into authoritarianism.

There, now I've pissed off everyone lol

Edit: Except, I guess for the hardcore capitalists, but I assume those guys are all too dumb to read, so no point, really 🤷

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