• CitizenKong@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Talking as someone who lived in an actual socialism as a kid, most “socialism” in US political discourse is just the bare minimum of social measures that most Western democracies are already doing matter-of-factly (not only out of the goods of their hearts but also because it is generally known to pay itself off in the long run).

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        1 year ago

        Curious, where was that actual socialism? As far as I’m aware of, any country that had (attempted) socialist policies got bombed, their leaders were assassinated, and/or got their economies crippled via crippling sanctions.

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          1 year ago

          So you’re saying inner purges aren’t enough for “actual socialism,” one needs external hegemony as well? All japes aside, I wish that universal healthcare haters could have that sweet sweet social democratic healthcare given to them for a couple of years, then taken away, and see where they stand on the matter.