Comment on The Billionaires have spent a fortune making sure you hate Socialism.

• Cowbee@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Welfare isn’t socialism, this isn’t the gotcha you think it is.

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  • Tja@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    No true Scotsman

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    • Cowbee@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      No? Socialism is a mode of production and distribution, not something as simple as a social safety net operating within the bounds of capitalism. This isn’t a purity test, it’s a definitional distinction.

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    • Mulligrubs@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Okay, then all of those socialist governments you admire are capitalist.

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      • Tja@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Yes, they certainly are.

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• glibg10b@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You’re making the common mistake of confusing social welfare and socialism

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  • Tja@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    No true Scotsman

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    • Mulligrubs@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Okay then, I guess that means you love capitalism since all of those economies are capitalist.

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      • Tja@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Yes, I agree. Not sure what your point is…

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