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ELI5 What is the hate against socialism? I mean doesn't it mean a system where the people take care of themselves and neighbors? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to c/explainlikeimfive@lemmy.world

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[–] Reginald_T_Biter@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

People are scared of it because every incarnation of it has been hellish shit show. No matter how many times people moralise about it that simple truth is always looming.

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[–] iglou@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago

Just because a state self-proclaims to be socialist, doesn't mean it is.

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[–] birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 8 months ago

I dunno, the Nordic model has worked pretty well. And so did Tito's Yugoslavian market socialism. Or the Zapatistas.

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