Socialism, Communism, none of these should be bad words that cannot be discussed. In the US these words have become boogeymen. I don’t think we should adopt failed policies from fails governments, but we should be studying what did work and open to some changes. This is how countries progress, and not stagnate.

[–] dingus@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Capitalism is just hoping to get to the point where laborers no longer even have their labor to sell, and then they can just write off the workers and worker solidarity because they will no longer have leverage in a capitalist economy.

Which is honestly why we need newer ideas, which conveniently don't have the same bullshit baggage, because they're new ideas.

Sticking to ideas that were developed over 200 years ago is bad whether it is capitalism or communism and as situations change, so should the tactics of the organized laborers.

[–] rarely@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Communism? You mean be like china? No thanks. Socialism? You mean be like russia? No thanks. We already tried both of those and you see where that got us? China and russia.

What do you mean those are communist and socialist countries? It says so in the name! Do you think rulers would lie about that sort of thing?

Who the hell is Dunning Krueger?