▲ 77 ▼ 1 out of 3 Gen Zs in America like communism! Let's go Gen Z!! (lemmy.ml) submitted 9 months ago by Confidant6198@lemmy.ml to c/usa@lemmy.ml 43 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/41757245 https://www.cato.org/blog/81-say-they-cant-afford-pay-higher-taxes-next-year
[+] oculi@anarchist.nexus 4 points 9 months ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Bullerfar@lemmy.world -3 points 9 months ago (3 children) You wouldn't call the scandinavian welfare model liberal socialism? then I have to have a talk with my society teacher at my college. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago (2 children) "Liberal socialism" is an oxymoron. Liberalism is the ideology supporting private property rights, socialism is a mode of production surrounding public ownership as the principle aspect of the economy. You're talking about social democracy, ie capitalism with safety nets, and this isn't socialism in the slightest. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bullerfar@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 child) At the end of the day, all I am saying is. I don't believe in communism, there is no evidence it isn't just a dream, and never function in reality permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago Communism isn't a religion, it's a mode of production based on collectivized production and distribution. We know socialism works remarkably well, better than capitalist peers. There's no evidence that continuing on from socialism to communism will fail. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bullerfar@lemmy.world -3 points 9 months ago (3 children) You wouldn't call the scandinavian welfare model liberal socialism? then I have to have a talk with my society teacher at my college. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago (2 children) "Liberal socialism" is an oxymoron. Liberalism is the ideology supporting private property rights, socialism is a mode of production surrounding public ownership as the principle aspect of the economy. You're talking about social democracy, ie capitalism with safety nets, and this isn't socialism in the slightest. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bullerfar@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 child) At the end of the day, all I am saying is. I don't believe in communism, there is no evidence it isn't just a dream, and never function in reality permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago Communism isn't a religion, it's a mode of production based on collectivized production and distribution. We know socialism works remarkably well, better than capitalist peers. There's no evidence that continuing on from socialism to communism will fail. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago (2 children) "Liberal socialism" is an oxymoron. Liberalism is the ideology supporting private property rights, socialism is a mode of production surrounding public ownership as the principle aspect of the economy. You're talking about social democracy, ie capitalism with safety nets, and this isn't socialism in the slightest. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bullerfar@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 child) At the end of the day, all I am saying is. I don't believe in communism, there is no evidence it isn't just a dream, and never function in reality permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago Communism isn't a religion, it's a mode of production based on collectivized production and distribution. We know socialism works remarkably well, better than capitalist peers. There's no evidence that continuing on from socialism to communism will fail. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bullerfar@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 child) At the end of the day, all I am saying is. I don't believe in communism, there is no evidence it isn't just a dream, and never function in reality permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago Communism isn't a religion, it's a mode of production based on collectivized production and distribution. We know socialism works remarkably well, better than capitalist peers. There's no evidence that continuing on from socialism to communism will fail. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago Communism isn't a religion, it's a mode of production based on collectivized production and distribution. We know socialism works remarkably well, better than capitalist peers. There's no evidence that continuing on from socialism to communism will fail. permalink fedilink source parent